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Make
provision about crime prevention and the built environment. |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled, and
by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Amendment
of the Building Act 1984 |
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(1) |
The Building
Act 1984 (c. 55) is amended as follows. |
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(2) |
After section 15 (consultation
with fire and rescue authority), insert— |
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“15A |
Consultation
with police |
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(1) |
Where, in the case of a
requirement contained in building regulations |
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that
relates to the purpose specified in section 1(1)(f) above (furthering
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the
prevention or detection of crime), the power to dispense with
or |
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relax
that requirement conferred by section 8(1) above is by virtue
of |
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section
8(2) above exercisable by a local authority, the local authority
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shall,
before exercising the power in relation to any premises or |
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proposed
premises, consult the relevant chief officer of police. |
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(2) |
In subsection (1) above,
‘the relevant chief officer of police’ means the |
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chief
officer of the police of the police force maintained for the police
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area
in which the premises or proposed premises are located.” |
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Amendment
of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 |
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(1) |
The Town
and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) is amended as
follows. |
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(2) |
After section 71A (assessment
of environmental effects), insert— |
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“71B |
Assessment
of crime prevention effects |
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(1) |
The Secretary of State
may by regulations make provision about the |
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consideration
to be given, before planning permission for development |
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of
any class specified in the regulations is granted, to the likely
effects |
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of
the proposed development on the prevention of crime or the |
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reduction
of the incidence of crime. |
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(a) |
impose particular requirements
relating to consultation with |
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the
chief officers of police of police forces maintained for a |
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make different provision
for different classes of development.” |
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Amendment
of the Town and Country Planning (General Development |
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(1) |
The Town and Country Planning
(General Development Procedure) Order |
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1995 (S.I. 1995/419) is amended
as follows. |
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(2) |
In Article 10 (consultations
before the grant of permission), in the Table, after |
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Description of development |
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Development likely
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The chief officer
of police of |
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incidence
of crime or the |
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the
police force maintained |
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effectiveness
of measures to |
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the police area in which |
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prevent
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the
development is located” |
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There
shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase
attributable to |
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this
Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other
enactment. |
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Short
title, commencement and extent |
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(1) |
This Act may be cited as
the Crime Prevention and the Built Environment Act |
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(2) |
This Act shall come in to
force at the end of a period of two months beginning |
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with the day on which it
is passed. |
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(3) |
This Act extends to England
and Wales. |
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