(1) Every person who stands or loiters outside or near any registered premises after he has been requested by a member of the Gárda Síochána in uniform to move on shall (whether such standing or loitering is or is not an obstruction to traffic) be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding €6 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one month.

(2) A member of the Gárda Síochána in uniform may arrest without warrant a person who fails or refuses to move on when requested under this section by such member so to do.