Summary Offences Act 2005 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

Summary Offences Act 2005

No. 26 of 2005

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date: 29 September 2018

Includes amendments up to: Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015 (No. 2, 2015)

NORFOLK ISLAND

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Repeal 4. Definitions

PART 2 — POWERS OF THE POLICE FORCE AND THE APPREHENSION OF OFFENDERS

5. Warrants to apprehend offenders 6. Power to search vehicles and suspected persons 7. Police officer may board vessels 8. Police may search ships 9. Power of police to apprehend offenders 10. Power to apprehend persons disturbing the peace on board ships 11. Certain persons may be apprehended without warrant 12. Apprehension of persons seen committing an offence 13. Power of police and persons aggrieved to apprehend certain offenders 14. Where stolen property attempted to be sold or pawned 15. Persons arrested without a warrant - how dealt with 16. Assaulting or resisting police, etc

PART 3 — OFFENCES IN RELATION TO STOCK

17. Definition of "stock" 18. Offences in connection with driving away stock 19. Possession of stock suspected to have been stolen 20. Unlawful use of stock

PART 4 — OFFENCES IN RELATION TO BEHAVIOUR

21. Affray 22. Threatening violence to or in a dwelling 23. Disturbing good order of vessel 24. Disturbing religious worship 25. Misbehaviour at public meetings, etc, an offence 26. Drunkenness in public places 27. Regulation of places of public resort 28. Supply of methylated spirit or volatile substance 29. Offensive conduct 30. Loitering by sexual offender 31. Loitering 32. Indecent exposure 33. Obscenity, offensive behaviour 34. Injuring or extinguishing street lamps or other public convenience