If you are in a Public Place or in a vehicle used for public transport (bus, train or taxi) and the Police reasonably suspect that you are a ‘trouble maker’, the Police can:

1. Order you to go a reasonable distance away from the place or part of it.
2. Order you to stay a reasonable distance away from the place or part of it for up to 24 hours.

Before a police officer can issue a Move On Order, he or she must consider how the Order will affect your ability to return home, attend work, transport, health, education, or other essential services.

Before issuing a Move On Order, the police can require you to give them your ‘personal details’ which is your full name, date of birth and the address where you are living. If police believe that your personal details are false then you may be asked to provide some form of identification. If you fail to give police your personal details or give the police false details or produce false identification then you commit an offence and can be charged.

A Move On Order must be in writing.

Once you have been given a Move On Order, you must leave the area and not return for the time given in the Order.

If you fail to leave or return before the end of the time given in the Order, you can be charged with Failing to obey a Police Order.