Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (Version in vigour from 2021-04-30 to )

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Coming into Force	30 April 2021

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Introductory Text
Part 1 Premises where drugs used unlawfully

1 Closure notice
2 Closure order
3 Closure order: enforcement
4 Closure of premises: offences
5 Extension and discharge of closure order
6 Appeals
7 Access to other premises
8 Reimbursement of costs
9 Exemption from liability for certain damages
10 Compensation
11 Interpretation

Part 1A Premises associated with persistent disorder or nuisance

11A Part 1A closure notice
11B Part 1A closure order
11C Part 1A closure order: enforcement
11D Closure of premises associated with persistent disorder or nuisance: offences
11E Part 1A closure order: extension and discharge
11F Part 1A closure order: appeals
11G Part 1A closure order: access to other premises
11H Part 1A closure order: reimbursement of costs
11I Part 1A closure notice or order: exemption from liability
11J Part 1A closure notices and orders: compensation
11K Guidance
11L Interpretation

Part 2 Housing

12 Anti-social behaviour: landlords' policies and procedures
13 Injunctions against anti-social behaviour on application of certain social landlords
14 Security of tenure: anti-social behaviour
15 Demoted assured shorthold tenancies
16 Proceedings for possession: anti-social behaviour
17 Devolution: Wales

Part 3 Parental responsibilities

Parenting orders under the 1998 Act

18 Parenting orders under the 1998 Act

Truancy and misbehaviour at school

19 Parenting contracts in cases of misbehaviour at school or truancy
20 Parenting orders in cases of exclusion or potential exclusion from school
21 Parenting orders: supplemental
22 Parenting orders: appeals
22A Parenting contracts and parenting orders: further provisions
23 Penalty notices for parents in cases of truancy
24 Interpretation

Criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour

25 Parenting contracts in respect of criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour : youth offending teams
25A Parenting contracts in respect of anti-social behaviour: local authorities
25B Parenting contracts in respect of anti-social behaviour: relevant housing providers
26 Parenting orders in respect of criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour : youth offending teams
26A Parenting orders in respect of anti-social behaviour: local authorities
26B Parenting orders in respect of anti-social behaviour: relevant housing providers
26C Applications under section 26A or 26B in county court proceedings
27 Parenting orders: supplemental
28 Parenting orders: appeals
28A Contracting out of local authority functions
29 Interpretation and consequential amendment

Part 4 Dispersal of groups etc.

30 Dispersal of groups and removal of persons under 16 to their place of residence
31 Authorisations: supplemental
32 Powers under section 30: supplemental
33 Powers of community support officers
34 Code of practice
35 Authorisations by British Transport Police
36 Interpretation

Part 5 Firearms

37 Possession of air weapon or imitation firearm in public place
38 Air weapons: age limits
39 Prohibition of certain air weapons

Part 6 The environment

Noise

40 Closure of noisy premises
41 Closure of noisy premises: supplemental
42 Dealing with noise at night

Penalty notices for graffiti and fly-posting

43 Penalty notices for graffiti and fly-posting
43A Amount of penalty
43B Penalty notices: power to require name and address
44 Meaning of relevant offence
45 Penalty receipts
46 Powers of police civilians
47 Interpretation etc

48 Defacement removal notices
49 Recovery of expenditure
50 Guidance
51 Appeals
52 Exemption from liability in relation to defacement removal notices

Advertisements

53 Display of advertisements in contravention of regulations

Aerosol paints

54 Sale of aerosol paint to children
54A Enforcement of section 54

Waste and litter

55 Unlawfully deposited waste etc
56 Extension of litter authority powers to take remedial action

Part 7 Public order and trespass

57 Public assemblies
58 Raves
59 Aggravated trespass
60 Power to remove trespassers: alternative site available
61 Failure to comply with direction: offences
62 Failure to comply with direction: seizure
63 Common land: modifications
64 Interpretation

Part 8 High hedges

Introductory

65 Complaints to which this Part applies
66 High hedges
67 Domestic property

Complaints procedure

68 Procedure for dealing with complaints
69 Remedial notices
70 Withdrawal or relaxation of requirements of remedial notices

Appeals

71 Appeals against remedial notices and other decisions of relevant authorities
72 Appeals procedure
73 Determination or withdrawal of appeals

Powers of entry

74 Powers of entry for the purposes of complaints and appeals

Enforcement powers etc.

75 Offences
76 Power to require occupier to permit action to be taken by owner
77 Action by relevant authority
78 Offences committed by bodies corporate

Supplementary

79 Service of documents
80 Documents in electronic form
81 Power to make further provision about documents in electronic form
82 Interpretation
83 Power to amend sections 65 and 66
84 Crown application

Part 9 Miscellaneous powers

85 Anti-social behaviour orders
86 Certain orders made on conviction of offences
87 Penalty notices for disorderly behaviour by young persons
88 Curfew orders and supervision orders
89 Extension of powers of community support officers etc.
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

Part 10 General

92 Repeals
93 Commencement
94 Orders and regulations
95 Money
96 Extent
97 Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Demoted tenancies

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SCHEDULE 2 Curfew orders and supervision orders
SCHEDULE 3 Repeals

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