Blackstone's statutes on public law - Peter Wallington

"Blackstone's Statute Books" are designed specifically to provide students with a collection of statutes for use throughout their course, and now cover all the main law subjects.;The series has been produced following careful research of the syllabuses of most law courses. As a result, the authors have been able to produce a concise collection of relevant statutes, eliminating some of the non-essential material and concentrating on the more important statutes. As many courses move towards allowing statute books to be taken into examinations, this series should be suitable for that purpose.;This edition incorporates all the legislation enacted prior to the dissolution of Parliament for the May 1997 General Election. The material includes extensions in the powers of the police to invade individual liberties in serious cases (in the Police Act 1997) and the new police powes to deal with public under-age drinking and the carrying and marketing of knives. The book has also been updated to cover the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, the Defemation Act 1996, the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and the Code of Practice under Part II of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996.