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Section 51: Appeals

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This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.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 6: The environment

REPEALED on 2014-10-20 by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.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 person on whom a defacement removal notice is served may, within the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which it is served, appeal against the notice to a magistrates' court on any of the following grounds.

They are—

that the defacement is neither detrimental to the amenity of the area nor offensive,
that there is a material defect or error in, or in connection with, the notice,
that the notice should be served on another person.

Where an appeal under subsection (1) is brought, the defacement removal notice shall be of no effect pending the final determination or withdrawal of the appeal.

On the determination of such an appeal, the magistrates' court must do one of the following—

quash the notice,
modify the notice,
dismiss the appeal.

Where the court modifies the notice or dismisses the appeal, it may extend the period specified in the notice.

A person on whom a notice under section 49(2) is served may, within the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which it is served, appeal to a magistrates' court on the grounds that the expenditure which the authority is proposing to recover is excessive.

On the determination of an appeal under subsection (6), the magistrates' court must do either of the following—

confirm that the amount which the authority is proposing to recover is reasonable, or
substitute a lower amount as the amount which the authority is entitled to recover.

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