Aggravated Trespass. A quick summary and copy of the law relating to aggravated trespass
Many of the briefings on cases relating to “aggravated trespass” refer to “s.68” and “s.69.” The extract at the end of this briefing from the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (CJPOA) explains in detail what these sections relate to.
Briefly, “aggravated trespass” involves doing the following:
•trespassing on land in the open air;
•in relation to lawful activity being carried out on that or adjacent land in the open air;
•does something there, intending to;
•intimidate people from engaging in that activity, or disrupt or obstruct the activity.
There are two offences relating to aggravated trespass:
•A s.68 offence means committing aggravated trespass itself.
•A s.69 offence means ignoring the directions of a policeman to leave land, when he/she believes that you are committing or about to commit aggravated trespass.
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Andrew Gray, TP legal support (England & Wales)
This briefing was last revised: 15/4/2001
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