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, will be published
separately as HL Bill 84–EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
The Baroness Scotland of Asthal 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
Parenting orders under the 1998 Act
      18         Parenting orders under the 1998 Act

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Truancy and exclusion from school
      19         Parenting contracts in cases of exclusion from school or truancy
      20         Parenting orders in cases of exclusion from school
      21         Parenting orders: supplemental
      22         Parenting orders: appeals
      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
      26         Parenting orders in respect of criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour
      27         Parenting orders: supplemental
      28         Parenting orders: appeals
      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
Sanctions etc.
      37         Anti-social behaviour orders
      38         Certain orders made on conviction of offences
      39         Penalty notices for disorderly behaviour by young persons
      40         Curfew orders and supervision orders
      41         Extension of powers of community support officers etc.
      42         Report by local authority in certain cases where person remanded on bail
Part 6
Firearms
      43         Possession of air weapon or imitation firearm in public place
      44         Air weapons: age limits
      45         Prohibition of certain air weapons

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Part 7
The environment
Noise
      46         Closure of noisy premises
      47         Closure of noisy premises: supplemental
      48         Dealing with noise at night
Graffiti and fly-posting
      49         Penalty notices for graffiti and fly-posting
      50         Meaning of relevant offence
      51         Penalty receipts
      52         Powers of police civilians
      53         Interpretation
Removal of graffiti
      54         Graffiti removal notices
      55         Exemption from liability in relation to graffiti removal notices
Aerosol paints
      56         Sale of aerosol paint to children
Waste and litter
      57         Unlawfully deposited waste etc
      58         Extension of litter authority powers to take remedial action
Part 8
Public order and trespass
Public order
      59         Public assemblies
Trespass
      60         Aggravated trespass
      61         Power to remove trespassers: alternative site available
      62         Failure to comply with direction: offences
      63         Failure to comply with direction: seizure
      64         Common land: modifications
      65         Interpretation
Part 9
General
      66         Repeals

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      67         Commencement
      68         Orders and regulations
      69         Money
      70         Extent
      71         Short title
                  Schedule 1                     —                     Demoted tenancies
                  Schedule 2                     —                     Curfew orders and supervision orders
                  Schedule 3                     —                     Repeals

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