Police have used dispersal orders in at least 13 places across Wales this year. The crackdowns dealt with issues ranging from drunkenness at the beach to troublemakers at McDonald's.
The Section 35 powers mean officers can exclude people from an area for up to 48 hours if they are considered to pose a risk of antisocial behaviour causing people harassment, alarm or distress. The orders also allow officers to take under-16s away from the dispersal area and to a safe place.
Here are 13 areas of Wales where police are known to have imposed dispersal orders at some point this year. One of the orders followed reports of youths on scooters "terrorising" people, while another came after reports of takeaway staff being abused.
