The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 is legislation that covers public order offences in the Republic of Ireland. It is the main legislation on the matter of public order. It deals with how people behave in public places and provides for crowd control at public events. Gardaí have powers to arrest people without warrant for most offences under the act. In particular if a Garda suspects someone of committing a public order offence they may ask the person for their name and address and if the person refuses they can be arrested without warrant. Offences Intoxication in a public place Intoxication in a public place is an offence under section 4 of the act. If a Garda suspects a person of being intoxicated they can confiscate any intoxicating substance from them. The penalty is either a fixed charge of €100 or a maximum class E fine of €500 if the Gardaí decide to prosecute and there is a conviction. Disorderly conduct in a public place It is an offence to engage in offensive conduct between the hours of midnight and 7am or at any time if a Garda asks you to. Offensive behaviour is unreasonable behaviour likely to cause serious offence or annoyance to other people. This is to deal with disorderly behaviour that falls short of threatening behaviour but which could still adversely affect people's lives. An example is people shouting loudly after leaving a night club, which could annoy local residents. The penalty for this is either a fixed charge fine of €140 or the maximum class D fine if the Gardaí prosecute and there is a conviction. A person must give their name and address when asked for them if they want this offence treated as a fixed charge offence. Someone who doesn't give their name and address can be arrested without warrant and convicted of a summary offence for which the maximum fine is a class C fine. Threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour in a public place It is an offence to engage in threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour in a public place with the intent of breaching the peace. An example is someone trying to provoke a fight with someone else using insults. If found guilty of such an offence, someone can be given a class D fine and prison sentence of up to three months. Begging in an intimidating or threatening manner It