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Section 11: Interpretation

Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 · 2003 c. 38View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part 1: Premises where drugs used unlawfully

REPEALED on 2014-10-20 by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

The text below is from the dated revised snapshot immediately preceding this status change. It is historical and is not current law. View the historical source.

References to a controlled drug and (however expressed) to the production or supply of a controlled drug must be construed in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38).

A Class A controlled drug is a controlled drug which is a Class A drug within the meaning of section 2 of that Act.

Premises includes—

any land or other place (whether enclosed or not);
any outbuildings which are or are used as part of the premises.

A closure notice is a notice issued under section 1.

A closure order is—

an order made under section 2;
an order extended under section 5;
an order made or extended under section 6 which has the like effect as an order made or extended under section 2 or 5 (as the case may be).

Each of the following is a local authority in relation to England—

a district council;
a London borough council;
a county council for an area for which there is no district council;
the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority;
the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

Each of the following is a local authority in relation to Wales—

a county council;
a county borough council.

References to a local authority are to the local authority for the area in which premises—

to which a closure notice applies are situated;
in respect of which a closure order has effect are situated.

Closed premises are premises in respect of which a closure order has effect.

A person is the owner of premises if either of the following paragraphs applies to him—

he is a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple in the premises, whether in possession or in reversion;
he is a person who holds or is entitled to the rents and profits of the premises under a lease which (when granted) was for a term of not less than three years.

This section applies for the purposes of this Part.

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