. ▁Se ctions ▁ 1 ( 1 ) ▁to ▁( 5 ) ▁of ▁that ▁Act ▁read : ▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁Where ▁ 1 2 ▁or ▁more ▁persons ▁who ▁are ▁present ▁together ▁use ▁or ▁threaten ▁un law ful ▁violence ▁for ▁a ▁common ▁purpose ▁and ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁them ▁( t aken ▁together ) ▁is ▁such ▁as ▁would ▁cause ▁a ▁person ▁of ▁reasonable ▁firm ness ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁to ▁fear ▁for ▁his ▁personal ▁safety , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁persons ▁using ▁un law ful ▁violence ▁for ▁the ▁common ▁purpose ▁is ▁guilty ▁of ▁ri ot . ▁( 2 ) ▁It ▁is ▁imm aterial ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁or ▁more ▁use ▁or ▁threaten ▁un law ful ▁violence ▁simultaneously . ▁( 3 ) ▁The ▁common ▁purpose ▁may ▁be ▁infer red ▁from ▁conduct . ▁( 4 ) ▁No ▁person ▁of ▁reasonable ▁firm ness ▁need ▁actually ▁be , ▁or ▁be ▁likely ▁to ▁be , ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁scene . ▁( 5 ) ▁Ri ot ▁may ▁be ▁committed ▁in ▁private ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁public ▁places . ▁ ▁A ▁single ▁person ▁can ▁be ▁li able ▁for ▁an ▁off ence ▁of ▁ri ot ▁when ▁they ▁use ▁violence , ▁provided ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁shown ▁there ▁were ▁at ▁least ▁twelve ▁present ▁using ▁or ▁threaten ing ▁un law ful ▁violence . ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁" vi ol ence " ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁section ▁ 8 . ▁The ▁violence ▁can ▁be ▁against ▁the ▁person ▁or ▁against ▁property . ▁The ▁mens ▁re a ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁section ▁ 6 ( 1 ). ▁