Anti-social Behaviour Bill

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Anti-social Behaviour Bill

Anti-social Behaviour Bill

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Home Office, are published separately
as Bill 83–EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Mr Secretary Blunkett has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Anti-social Behaviour Bill are compatible with the
Convention rights.

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Contents
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 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
Truancy and exclusion from school
      18         Parenting contracts in cases of exclusion from school or truancy
      19         Parenting orders in cases of exclusion from school
      20         Parenting orders: supplemental
      21         Parenting orders: appeals

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      22         Penalty notices for parents in cases of truancy
      23         Interpretation
Criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour
      24         Parenting contracts in respect of criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour
      25         Parenting orders in respect of criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour
      26         Parenting orders: supplemental
      27         Parenting orders: appeals
      28         Interpretation
Part 4
Dispersal of groups etc.
      29         Dispersal of groups and removal of persons under 16 to their place of
residence
      30         Authorisations: supplemental
      31         Powers under section 29 : supplemental
      32         Powers of community support officers
      33         Code of practice
      34         Authorisations by British Transport Police
      35         Interpretation
Part 5
Sanctions etc.
      36         Anti-social behaviour orders
      37         Certain orders made on conviction of offences
      38         Penalty notices for disorderly behaviour by young persons
      39         Curfew orders and supervision orders
      40         Extension of powers of community support officers etc.
      41         Report by local authority in certain cases where person remanded on bail
Part 6
Firearms
      42         Possession of air weapon or imitation firearm in public place
      43         Air weapons: age limits
      44         Prohibition of certain air weapons
Part 7
The environment
Noise
      45         Closure of noisy premises
      46         Closure of noisy premises: supplemental
      47         Dealing with noise at night

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Graffiti and fly-posting
      48         Penalty notices in respect of graffiti or fly-posting
      49         Meaning of relevant offence
      50         Penalty receipts
      51         Powers of police civilians
      52         Interpretation
      53         Sale of aerosol paint to children
Waste and litter
      54         Unlawfully deposited waste etc
      55         Extension of litter authority powers to take remedial action
Part 8
General
      56         Repeals
      57         Commencement
      58         Orders and regulations
      59         Money
      60         Extent
      61         Short title
                  Schedule 1                     —                     Demoted tenancies
                  Schedule 2                     —                     Curfew orders and supervision orders
                  Schedule 3                     —                     Repeals

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