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Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38)

Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 2003 CHAPTER 38 An Act to make provision in connection with anti-social behaviour. [20th November 2003] Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Legislation

Table of Content

1. Closure notice E+W

2. Closure order E+W

3. Closure order: enforcement E+W

4. Closure of premises: offences E+W

5. Extension and discharge of closure order E+W

7. Access to other premises E+W

8. Reimbursement of costs E+W

9. Exemption from liability for certain damages E+W

10. Compensation E+W

11. Interpretation E+W

12. Anti-social behaviour: landlords' policies and procedures

13. Injunctions against anti-social behaviour on application of certain social landlords E+W

14. Demotion because of anti-social behaviour

15. Demoted assured shorthold tenancies

16. Proceedings for possession: anti-social behaviour

17. Parenting orders under the 1998 Act E+W

18. Truancy and [ F6 misbehaviour at ] school E+W

19. Parenting contracts in cases of [ F7 misbehaviour at ] school or truancy E+W

20. Parenting orders in cases of exclusion [ F14 or potential exclusion ] from school E+W

21. Parenting orders: supplemental E+W

22. Parenting contracts and parenting orders: further provisions E+W

23. Penalty notice in respect of failure to secure regular attendance at school of registered pupil

444. Penalty notices: supplemental

24. Criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour E+W

25. Parenting contracts in respect of anti-social behaviour: local authorities E+W

25. Parenting contracts in respect of anti-social behaviour: [ F37 relevant housing providers ] E+W

26. Parenting orders in respect of anti-social behaviour: local authorities E+W

26. Parenting orders in respect of anti-social behaviour: [ F47 relevant housing providers ] E+W

26. Applications under section 26A or 26B in county court proceedings E+W

27. Parenting orders: supplemental E+W

28. Contracting out of local authority functions E+W

29. Interpretation and consequential amendment E+W

30. Dispersal of groups and removal of persons under 16 to their place of residence E+W

31. Authorisations: supplemental E+W

32. Powers under section 30: supplemental E+W

33. Powers of community support officers E+W

34. Code of practice E+W

35. Authorisations by British Transport Police E+W

36. Interpretation E+W

37. Possession of air weapon or imitation firearm in public place E+W+S

38. Air weapons: age limits E+W+S

40. Closure of noisy premises E+W

41. Closure of noisy premises: supplemental E+W

42. Penalty notices for graffiti and fly-posting E+W

43. Penalty notices: power to require name and address E+W

44. Meaning of relevant offence E+W

45. Penalty receipts E+W

46. Powers of police civilians E+W

47. F90 ... E+W

48. [ F91 Defacement removal notices ] E+W

49. Recovery of expenditure E+W

50. Guidance E+W

51. Appeals E+W

52. Advertisements E+W

53. Aerosol paints E+W

54. Waste and litter E+W

55. Directions in relation to exercise of powers under section 59

56. Extension of litter authority powers to take remedial action E+W

57. Public assemblies E+W

59. Aggravated trespass E+W

60. Power to remove trespassers: alternative site available

61. Failure to comply with direction under section 62A: offences

62. Failure to comply with direction under section 62A: seizure

63. Common land: modifications

64. Introductory E+W

65. Complaints to which this Part applies E+W

66. High hedges E+W

67. Complaints procedure E+W

68. Procedure for dealing with complaints E+W

69. Remedial notices E+W

70. Appeals E+W

71. Appeals against remedial notices and other decisions of relevant authorities E+W

72. Appeals procedure E+W

73. Powers of entry E+W

74. Enforcement powers etc. E+W

75. Offences E+W

76. Power to require occupier to permit action to be taken by owner E+W

77. Action by relevant authority E+W

78. Supplementary E+W

79. Service of documents E+W

80. Documents in electronic form E+W

81. Power to make further provision about documents in electronic form E+W

82. Interpretation E+W

83. Power to amend sections 65 and 66 E+W

84. Crown application E+W

85. Anti-social behaviour orders E+W

86. Certain orders made on conviction of offences E+W

87. Penalty notices for disorderly behaviour by young persons E+W

88. Curfew orders and supervision orders E+W

89. Extension of powers of community support officers etc. E+W

90. Report by local authority in certain cases where person remanded on bail

91. Proceedings under section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972: power of arrest attached to injunction E+W

92. Repeals E+W

93. Commencement E+W

94. Orders and regulations E+W

97. “ General provisions E+W

143. Demoted tenancies

143. Duration of demoted tenancy

143. Proceedings for possession E+W

143. Proceedings for possession

143. Notice of proceedings for possession

143. Review of decision to seek possession

143. Succession E+W

143. Succession to demoted tenancy

143. No successor tenant: termination

143. Assignment E+W

143. Repairs E+W

143. Provision of information E+W

143. Supplementary E+W

143. Jurisdiction of county court

143. Meaning of dwelling house

143. Members of a person’s family

1. Closure notice E+W

2. Closure order E+W

3. Closure order: enforcement E+W

4. Closure of premises: offences E+W

5. Extension and discharge of closure order E+W

7. Access to other premises E+W

8. Reimbursement of costs E+W

9. Exemption from liability for certain damages E+W

10. Compensation E+W

11. Interpretation E+W

12. Anti-social behaviour: landlords' policies and procedures

13. Injunctions against anti-social behaviour on application of certain social landlords E+W

14. Demotion because of anti-social behaviour

15. Demoted assured shorthold tenancies

16. Proceedings for possession: anti-social behaviour

17. Parenting orders under the 1998 Act E+W

18. Truancy and [ F6 misbehaviour at ] school E+W

19. Parenting contracts in cases of [ F7 misbehaviour at ] school or truancy E+W

20. Parenting orders in cases of exclusion [ F14 or potential exclusion ] from school E+W

21. Parenting orders: supplemental E+W

22. Parenting contracts and parenting orders: further provisions E+W

23. Penalty notice in respect of failure to secure regular attendance at school of registered pupil

444. Penalty notices: supplemental

24. Criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour E+W

25. Parenting contracts in respect of anti-social behaviour: local authorities E+W

25. Parenting contracts in respect of anti-social behaviour: [ F37 relevant housing providers ] E+W

26. Parenting orders in respect of anti-social behaviour: local authorities E+W

26. Parenting orders in respect of anti-social behaviour: [ F47 relevant housing providers ] E+W

26. Applications under section 26A or 26B in county court proceedings E+W

27. Parenting orders: supplemental E+W

28. Contracting out of local authority functions E+W

29. Interpretation and consequential amendment E+W

30. Dispersal of groups and removal of persons under 16 to their place of residence E+W

31. Authorisations: supplemental E+W

32. Powers under section 30: supplemental E+W

33. Powers of community support officers E+W

34. Code of practice E+W

35. Authorisations by British Transport Police E+W

36. Interpretation E+W

37. Possession of air weapon or imitation firearm in public place E+W+S

38. Air weapons: age limits E+W+S

40. Closure of noisy premises E+W

41. Closure of noisy premises: supplemental E+W

42. Penalty notices for graffiti and fly-posting E+W

43. Penalty notices: power to require name and address E+W

44. Meaning of relevant offence E+W

45. Penalty receipts E+W

46. Powers of police civilians E+W

47. F90 ... E+W

48. [ F91 Defacement removal notices ] E+W

49. Recovery of expenditure E+W

50. Guidance E+W

51. Appeals E+W

52. Advertisements E+W

53. Aerosol paints E+W

54. Waste and litter E+W

55. Directions in relation to exercise of powers under section 59

56. Extension of litter authority powers to take remedial action E+W

57. Public assemblies E+W

59. Aggravated trespass E+W

60. Power to remove trespassers: alternative site available

61. Failure to comply with direction under section 62A: offences

62. Failure to comply with direction under section 62A: seizure

63. Common land: modifications

64. Introductory E+W

65. Complaints to which this Part applies E+W

66. High hedges E+W

67. Complaints procedure E+W

68. Procedure for dealing with complaints E+W

69. Remedial notices E+W

70. Appeals E+W

71. Appeals against remedial notices and other decisions of relevant authorities E+W

72. Appeals procedure E+W

73. Powers of entry E+W

74. Enforcement powers etc. E+W

75. Offences E+W

76. Power to require occupier to permit action to be taken by owner E+W

77. Action by relevant authority E+W

78. Supplementary E+W

79. Service of documents E+W

80. Documents in electronic form E+W

81. Power to make further provision about documents in electronic form E+W

82. Interpretation E+W

83. Power to amend sections 65 and 66 E+W

84. Crown application E+W

85. Anti-social behaviour orders E+W

86. Certain orders made on conviction of offences E+W

87. Penalty notices for disorderly behaviour by young persons E+W

88. Curfew orders and supervision orders E+W

89. Extension of powers of community support officers etc. E+W

90. Report by local authority in certain cases where person remanded on bail

91. Proceedings under section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972: power of arrest attached to injunction E+W

92. Repeals E+W

93. Commencement E+W

94. Orders and regulations E+W

97. “ General provisions E+W

143. Demoted tenancies

143. Duration of demoted tenancy

143. Proceedings for possession E+W

143. Proceedings for possession

143. Notice of proceedings for possession

143. Review of decision to seek possession

143. Succession E+W

143. Succession to demoted tenancy

143. No successor tenant: termination

143. Assignment E+W

143. Repairs E+W

143. Provision of information E+W

143. Supplementary E+W

143. Jurisdiction of county court

143. Meaning of dwelling house

143. Members of a person’s family

Section 1

1. Closure notice E+W

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Section 2

2. Closure order E+W

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