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Not by default.

But police can impose an order - for a defined area for a limited amount of time - under Section 60AA of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 allowing officers to demand that one removes "any item which the constable reasonably believes that person is wearing wholly or mainly for the purpose of concealing his identity".




Interesting. Never seen that it action yet. Sounds like there's some wiggle room, e.g. for carnival masks for entertainment purposes.




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