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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition BRING BACK ORIGINAL RIOT ACT

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We, the undersigned, call upon Her Majesty's Government to restore the original Riot Act of 1715, with all the provisions thereof, NOT a watered down "2011/2" version, or an amended Public Order Act.

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