Commons Debate on the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill, 12 April 1994

APR 12 1994

House of Commons footage from the 12 April 1994 debate on the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill, the Act that criminalised gatherings around repetitive beats. It received Royal Assent on 3 November 1994, and Sections 63 to 67 gave police powers to shut down raves outright. The primary record of a dance-music scene being legislated against on the floor of Parliament.