▁ 1 0 ▁shall , ▁in ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁the ▁rules ▁to ▁any ▁policy ▁taking ▁effect ▁on ▁or ▁after ▁the ▁coming ▁into ▁force ▁of ▁this ▁section , ▁be ▁constru ed ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁section ▁ 1 ▁above ▁unless ▁a ▁different ▁intention ▁appears . ▁( 3 ) ▁" R iot " ▁and ▁cogn ate ▁expressions ▁in ▁any ▁en act ment ▁in ▁force ▁before ▁the ▁coming ▁into ▁force ▁of ▁this ▁section ▁( other ▁than ▁the ▁en act ments ▁mentioned ▁in ▁sub sections ▁( 1 ) ▁and ▁( 2 ) ▁above ) ▁shall ▁be ▁constru ed ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁section ▁ 1 ▁above ▁if ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁constru ed ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁common ▁law ▁off ence ▁of ▁ri ot ▁apart ▁from ▁this ▁Part . ▁( 4 ) ▁Sub ject ▁to ▁sub sections ▁( 1 ) ▁to ▁( 3 ) ▁above ▁and ▁unless ▁a ▁different ▁intention ▁appears , ▁nothing ▁in ▁this ▁Part ▁affect s ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁" ri ot " ▁or ▁any ▁cogn ate ▁expression ▁in ▁any ▁en act ment ▁in ▁force , ▁or ▁other ▁instrument ▁taking ▁effect , ▁before ▁the ▁coming ▁into ▁force ▁of ▁this ▁section . ▁ ▁As ▁to ▁this ▁provision , ▁see ▁pages ▁ 8 4 ▁and ▁ 8 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁Commission ' s ▁report . ▁ ▁Common ▁law ▁off ence ▁ ▁The ▁common ▁law ▁off ence ▁of ▁ri ot ▁was ▁abol ished ▁for ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁the ▁Ri