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Section 136L: Access to other premises

Sexual Offences Act 2003 · 2003 c. 42View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2A: Closure orders

This section applies to any person who occupies or has an interest in any part of a building or other structure—

in which closed premises are situated, and
in respect of which the closure order does not have effect.

A person to whom this section applies may at any time while a closure order has effect apply to—

the magistrates' court in respect of an order made under section 136D or 136I, or
the appropriate appeal court in respect of an order made by that court under section 136K.

If an application is made under this section notice of the date and time when, and the place at which, the hearing to consider the application will take place must be given to—

a constable,
the local authority.
each person on whom the closure notice relating to the closed premises was served under section 136C(3)(d) or (4), and
any other person who appears to the court to have an interest in the closed premises but on whom the closure notice was not served.

On an application under this section the court may make such order as it thinks appropriate in relation to access to any other part of a building or other structure in which the closed premises are situated.

It is immaterial whether any provision has been made as mentioned in section 136E(3) or 136I(5).

In this section "appropriate appeal court" has the same meaning as in section 136K.

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