Section 48: Offence of failing to comply with notice

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

Part 4: Community protection — CHAPTER 1: Community protection notices

A person issued with a community protection notice who fails to comply with it commits an offence.

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction—

to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale, in the case of an individual;
to a fine, in the case of a body.

A person does not commit an offence under this section if—

the person took all reasonable steps to comply with the notice, or
there is some other reasonable excuse for the failure to comply with it.

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