§ Mr. HawksleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to amend section 39 of the Public Order Act 1986, to allow it to be used against trespassing on common land.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe primary purpose of section 39 is to restore to an occupier the use of land of which he has been temporarily deprived by trespassers. It is applicable to all land, other than a highway. Given its purpose, it would not be appropriate to extend sections 39 to cover common land where there is no deprived occupier.