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boobles said:
Greendubber said:
boobles said:
Greendubber said:
People have asked, they've been told to go away.
But if they are pregnant & the law states that this can be done, how can you deny them of this?
Greendubber said:
boobles said:
Greendubber said:
boobles said:
Greendubber said:
People have asked, they've been told to go away.
But if they are pregnant & the law states that this can be done, how can you deny them of this?
Greendubber said:
boobles said:
Greendubber said:
boobles said:
Greendubber said:
People have asked, they've been told to go away.
But if they are pregnant & the law states that this can be done, how can you deny them of this?
boobles said:
Greendubber said:
boobles said:
Greendubber said:
boobles said:
Greendubber said:
People have asked, they've been told to go away.
But if they are pregnant & the law states that this can be done, how can you deny them of this?Like most of these - Hackney carriages carrying hay/straw/AK-47s, death-by-postage-stamp included - the urinating-in-a-custodian-woman is a myth perpetuated by drunk people. There be no such law. Like most of these half-truths it is born from a pregnant woman being given leeway should they need to urinate in the street, which is usually contrary to a local bylaw or, failing that, a public order offence.
Not too hard to find, although I can't be bothered to look up the exact statutes.....
IT is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. We're not sure what the punishment for this particular offence would be.
IT is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. We're not sure what the punishment for this particular offence would be.
- IN a law passed in 1837, women are allowed to bite off a man's nose if he kisses her against her will.
- IF you're exercising your dog in the park and Princess Anne strolls into sight with her bull terriers, don't let Fido get overfriendly with the Regal Rovers. A law enacted by George I states that: "The severest penaltys will be suffered by any commoner who doth permit his animal to have carnal knowledge of a pet of the Royal house."
- UK's Tax Avoidance Schemes Regulations of 2006. This makes it illegal not to tell the taxman anything you don't want him to know - but you don't have to tell him anything you don't mind him knowing.
- It is illegal to stand within one hundred yards of the reigning monarch when not wearing socks.
- A law passed by Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century bans the eating of mince pies on Christmas Day - because the festive treats were not considered puritan enough.
- Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London. This is marked by the ceremony of the Constable's Dues, where the Royal Navy moors a ship at the Tower Pier and the captain delivers his alcoholic tax.
- It's great if you are a Freeman of London. Not only are you allowed to drive a flock of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll, drive geese down Cheapside and get married in St Paul's Cathedral, but you will not get arrested if found drunk and disorderly.
- Welshmen are banned from entering the city of Chester before sunrise and from staying after sunset.
- If it's a sunny but frosty day you can forget having any fun. The spoilsport Town Police Clauses Act of 1847 bans the use of any slide upon ice or snow.
- Londoners are breaking the law if they have a pigsty outside their homes.
- In York you really can get away with murder, if you pick the right target. It is still legal to murder a Scotsman within the city's ancient walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow...
- ...and in Hereford, you may not shoot a Welsh person on Sunday with a longbow in the Cathedral Close.
- In Lancashire, no person is permitted to incite a dog to bark after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore.
- A motorist who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.
- A law enacted by Edward VI states that anyone found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks.
- It is an offence to beat any carpet, rug or mat in any street in the Metropolitan Police District, although you are allowed to shake a doormat before 8am.
- It's not the drugs - it's the titfer that's got Pete Doherty in trouble this time. A 1797 law forbids people to wear top hats.
- It is an act of treason to stick a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down
boobles said:
That the only person who can legally take of a police man/women's hat is a pregnant women to pee in?
Heard this today & thought it was boll*x but would be interested to know what the law actually states.
It's not take off the hat I believe the officer is supposed to officer his hat to a pregnant women if she needs to pee.. It's in one of my "stupid laws" books IIRC.Heard this today & thought it was boll*x but would be interested to know what the law actually states.
Following on from this chaps, in the course of getting some paperwork together I had need of these guidlines as to how long certain criminal convictions are 'disclosable' etc ...
http://www.acpo.police.uk/asp/policies/Data/Retent...
It is a bit of a trawl through but in Group C offences 1.7.3.1 it would seem that attempted suicicide is still an offence? I was wondering what the original penalty would be, if anyone knows?
I find it quite interesting that in Group A offences, you know Genocide, Murder etc...there is a little group of offences starting at 6.2.130.1 that may come as a surprise.
http://www.acpo.police.uk/asp/policies/Data/Retent...
It is a bit of a trawl through but in Group C offences 1.7.3.1 it would seem that attempted suicicide is still an offence? I was wondering what the original penalty would be, if anyone knows?
I find it quite interesting that in Group A offences, you know Genocide, Murder etc...there is a little group of offences starting at 6.2.130.1 that may come as a surprise.
quote=aquatix]It is illegal to be drunk in a pub or club, or any other licensed premises.
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This is used on a daily basis. Far from 'unrepealed' it is an effective bit of legislation against irresponsible licensees. The word drunk in this case is open to interpretation. When I was on the licensing unit in Brighton I’ve found people collapsed at tables, another fallen over at the bottom of stairs, girls out sparko in the toilets. All resulted in reports and one was used to refuse a renewal of or rescind a licence.
Pubs and such are not there for people to get drunk in.
I was at the scene of a nasty RTA at Ludgate Circus where an ambulance took the front off a BMC 1300. The front seat passenger was badly injured and was in a lot of pain. A number of customers of a pub just on Ludgate Hill (Black Friar?) came out to watch, as you do, and a couple of them were really quite offensive. Their comments were such that they disturbed the other spectators and the area cleared.
I was tidying up after the accident, sweeping the debris and such into a pile to put into a handy bin and was getting a bit irritated by the conduct and language. And experienced PC told me not to bother and we would ‘deal with them’ after we’d opened the road.
As we were removing the road closed signs the two chaps reentered the pub. The barrack yard low loader left with them and the PC took me into the pub by the door furthest from where the lads went in.
The licensee, knowing the dangers to his receipts of having obviously arsey uniformed officers in the pub came up to my mate and asked what he could do. The PC pointed to the two lads and said:
“Those two men are drunk. No one sober would use such language or behave so badly when there was a badly injured woman present.”
The licensee went down the end of the pub and took the beers from the lads and poured them away. He then told them to leave. There were cheers from the others in the pub. After a bit of staring the lads left.
All I good fun. I was asked if I’d like a drink but I refused but said I was starving. I got a very nice beef and pickle.
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This is used on a daily basis. Far from 'unrepealed' it is an effective bit of legislation against irresponsible licensees. The word drunk in this case is open to interpretation. When I was on the licensing unit in Brighton I’ve found people collapsed at tables, another fallen over at the bottom of stairs, girls out sparko in the toilets. All resulted in reports and one was used to refuse a renewal of or rescind a licence.
Pubs and such are not there for people to get drunk in.
I was at the scene of a nasty RTA at Ludgate Circus where an ambulance took the front off a BMC 1300. The front seat passenger was badly injured and was in a lot of pain. A number of customers of a pub just on Ludgate Hill (Black Friar?) came out to watch, as you do, and a couple of them were really quite offensive. Their comments were such that they disturbed the other spectators and the area cleared.
I was tidying up after the accident, sweeping the debris and such into a pile to put into a handy bin and was getting a bit irritated by the conduct and language. And experienced PC told me not to bother and we would ‘deal with them’ after we’d opened the road.
As we were removing the road closed signs the two chaps reentered the pub. The barrack yard low loader left with them and the PC took me into the pub by the door furthest from where the lads went in.
The licensee, knowing the dangers to his receipts of having obviously arsey uniformed officers in the pub came up to my mate and asked what he could do. The PC pointed to the two lads and said:
“Those two men are drunk. No one sober would use such language or behave so badly when there was a badly injured woman present.”
The licensee went down the end of the pub and took the beers from the lads and poured them away. He then told them to leave. There were cheers from the others in the pub. After a bit of staring the lads left.
All I good fun. I was asked if I’d like a drink but I refused but said I was starving. I got a very nice beef and pickle.
None of the Treason Acts make any reference to placing postage stamps upside down, nor to defacing the Monarch's image on coinage.
The Acts are:
- the Treason Act 1351, which defines the offence; the Treason Act 1495 which allows a defence;
- the Treason Act 1695, which regulates trials;
- the Treason Act 1702, which bans the hindering of succession;
- the Treason Act 1708, which harmonises English and Scottish law;
- the Treason Act 1814, which ends disembowelling, etc.;
- the Treason Act 1842, which deals with firearms and attempts to alarm the Monarch;
- the Treason Felony Act 1848, which deals with radical agitation; and
- the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, which ends the death penalty.
All these Acts remain in force, as variously amended.
The Coinage Offences Act 1936 created offences of defacing a coin by stamping names or words thereon, and tendering or uttering such defaced coins. This Act was repealed by the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.
Streaky
The Acts are:
- the Treason Act 1351, which defines the offence; the Treason Act 1495 which allows a defence;
- the Treason Act 1695, which regulates trials;
- the Treason Act 1702, which bans the hindering of succession;
- the Treason Act 1708, which harmonises English and Scottish law;
- the Treason Act 1814, which ends disembowelling, etc.;
- the Treason Act 1842, which deals with firearms and attempts to alarm the Monarch;
- the Treason Felony Act 1848, which deals with radical agitation; and
- the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, which ends the death penalty.
All these Acts remain in force, as variously amended.
The Coinage Offences Act 1936 created offences of defacing a coin by stamping names or words thereon, and tendering or uttering such defaced coins. This Act was repealed by the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.
Streaky
aquatix said:
Sleeping with a consort of the queen is classified as treason, and as such carries a maximum penalty of death.
Sorry, but not any longer. The treasonousness, as it were, of consorting with the consort may still be extant, but the death penalty for treason was abolished by the current Labour administration, with surprisingly little fanfare.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff