Section 2: Meaning of "anti-social behaviour"

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 · 2014 c. 12View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Injunctions

In this Part "anti-social behaviour" means—

conduct that has caused, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to any person,
conduct capable of causing nuisance or annoyance to a person in relation to that person's occupation of residential premises, or
conduct capable of causing housing-related nuisance or annoyance to any person.

Subsection (1)(b) applies only where the injunction under section 1 is applied for by—

a housing provider,
a local authority, or
a chief officer of police.

In subsection (1)(c) "housing-related" means directly or indirectly relating to the housing management functions of—

a housing provider, or
a local authority.

For the purposes of subsection (3) the housing management functions of a housing provider or a local authority include—

functions conferred by or under an enactment;
the powers and duties of the housing provider or local authority as the holder of an estate or interest in housing accommodation.

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