Libraries Offences Act 1898

2 Penalty for offences.E+W

Any person who, in any library or reading-room to which this Act applies, to the annoyance or disturbance of any person using the same,—

(1)behaves in a disorderly manner;

(2)uses violent, abusive, or obscene language;

(3)bets or gambles;

(4)or who, after proper warning, persists in remaining therein beyond the hours fixed for the closing of such library or reading-room,

shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding [F1level 1 on the standard scale].