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Section 32: Powers under section 30: supplemental

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This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.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 4: Dispersal of groups etc.

REPEALED on 2014-10-20 by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.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

A direction under section 30(4)—

may be given orally,
may be given to any person individually or to two or more persons together, and
may be withdrawn or varied by the person who gave it.

A person who knowingly contravenes a direction given to him under section 30(4) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to—

a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale, or
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months,

or to both.

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Where the power under section 30(6) is exercised, any local authority whose area includes the whole or part of the relevant locality must be notified of that fact.

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