61 Power to remove trespassers on land
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (1994 c 33) | Legislation

Powers to remove trespassers on land

61  Power to remove trespassers on land

(1)     If the senior police officer present at the scene reasonably believes that two or more persons are trespassing on land and are present there with the common purpose of residing there for any period, that reasonable steps have been taken by or on behalf of the occupier to ask them to leave and—

(a)     that any of those persons[—

(i)     in the case of persons trespassing on land in England and Wales, has caused damage, disruption or distress (see subsection (10));

(ii)     in the case of persons trespassing on land in Scotland,] has caused damage to the land or to property on the land or used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards the occupier, a member of his family or an employee or agent of his, or

(b)     [in either case,] that those persons have between them six or more vehicles on the land,

he may direct those persons, or any of them, to leave the land and to remove any vehicles or other property they have with them on the land.

(2)     Where the persons in question are reasonably believed by the

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