ot ▁Act ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁read ▁by ▁an ▁official ▁- ▁with ▁the ▁word ing ▁exactly ▁correct ▁- ▁before ▁violent ▁polic ing ▁action ▁could ▁take ▁place . ▁If ▁the ▁group ▁did ▁not ▁dis per se ▁after ▁the ▁Act ▁was ▁read , ▁le th al ▁force ▁could ▁leg ally ▁be ▁used ▁against ▁the ▁crowd . ▁See ▁also ▁the ▁Black ▁Act . ▁ ▁Section ▁ 5 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Mer chant ▁Sh ipping ▁Act ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁formerly ▁made ▁provision ▁for ▁compens ation ▁for ▁ri ot ▁damage . ▁ ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Ri ot ▁is ▁a ▁serious ▁off ence ▁for ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁Chapter ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁( N or thern ▁Ireland ) ▁Order ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁See ▁paragraph ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁Sch edule ▁ 5 ▁to ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Law ▁Act ▁( N or thern ▁Ireland ) ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁Scotland ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁off ence ▁under ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁Scotland ▁which ▁is ▁known ▁both ▁as ▁" m ob bing " ▁and ▁" m ob bing ▁and ▁ri oting ". ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁both ▁D und ee ▁and ▁Edinburgh ▁saw ▁significant ▁dis order ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁that ▁July , ▁while ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁English ▁ri ots ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Edinburgh ▁saw ▁ri oting , ▁al beit ▁local ised ▁to ▁one ▁specific