Version as at 6 November 2021 Crimes Act 1961 Part 5 s 91 87 Riot (1) A riot is a group of 6 or more persons who, acting together, are using violence against persons or property to the alarm of persons in the neighbourhood of that group. (2) Every member of a riot is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. Section 87: replaced, on 12 March 1987, by section 2 of the Crimes Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 1). 88 Reading the Riot Act [Repealed] Section 88: repealed, on 12 March 1987, by section 3 of the Crimes Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 1). 89 Failure of rioters to disperse [Repealed] Section 89: repealed, on 12 March 1987, by section 3 of the Crimes Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 1). 90 Riotous damage Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who, being a member of a riot, unlawfully damages any property. Section 90: replaced, on 12 March 1987, by section 4 of the Crimes Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 1). 91 Forcible entry and detainer (1) Every one commits forcible entry when, by force or in a manner that causes or is likely to cause a breach of the peace or reasonable apprehension of a breach of the peace, he or she enters on land that is in the actual and peaceable posses‐ sion of another for the purpose of taking possession, whether or not he or she is entitled to enter. (2) Every one commits forcible detainer when, being in actual possession of land without claim of right, he or she detains it, in a manner that causes or is likely to cause a breach of the peace or reasonable apprehension of a breach of the peace, against another who is entitled by law to possession of the land. (3) Whether there was actual possession, or claim of right, is a question of fact. (4) Every one who commits forcible entry or forcible detainer is liable to imprison‐ ment for a term not exceeding 1 year. Compare: 1908 No 32 s 111 Section 91(2): amended, on 1 October 2003, by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39). Section 91(3): amended, on 1 October 2003, by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39). 65