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Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Imprisonment 3 of 18 obligations carry a fine up to £1,000. 4 carry different penalties and 11 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person7 Landlord3 Occupier1

Plus 7 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Landlord — also bound by 224 other Acts

Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 74 duties

Housing Act 1985 55 duties

Housing Act 1996 30 duties

The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 27 duties

The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2004 26 duties

Occupier — also bound by 235 other Acts

The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 47 duties

Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 46 duties

The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 34 duties

Highways Act 1980 23 duties

Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 19 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Premises where drugs used unlawfully

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11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Closure notice

s.002 Closure order

s.003 Closure order: enforcement

s.004 Closure of premises: offences

s.005 Extension and discharge of closure order

s.006 Appeals

s.007 Access to other premises

s.008 Reimbursement of costs

s.009 Exemption from liability for certain damages

s.010 Compensation

s.011 Interpretation

Part 1

Premises associated with persistent disorder or nuisance

0 of 12 sections shown

12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.011 Part 1A closure notice

s.011 Part 1A closure order

s.011 Part 1A closure order: enforcement

s.011 Closure of premises associated with persistent disorder or nuisance: offences

s.011 Part 1A closure order: extension and discharge

s.011 Part 1A closure order: appeals

s.011 Part 1A closure order: access to other premises

s.011 Part 1A closure order: reimbursement of costs

s.011 Part 1A closure notice or order: exemption from liability

s.011 Part 1A closure notices and orders: compensation

s.011 Guidance

s.011 Interpretation

Part 2

Housing

1 of 6 sections shown

s.012 Anti-social behaviour: landlords' policies and procedures Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Prepare policy and procedures for anti-social behaviourLocal authority

5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.013 Injunctions against anti-social behaviour on application of certain social landlords

s.014 Security of tenure: anti-social behaviour

s.015 Demoted assured shorthold tenancies

s.016 Proceedings for possession: anti-social behaviour

s.017 Devolution: Wales

Part 3

Parental responsibilities

5 of 19 sections shown

s.021 Parenting orders: supplemental Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Schools, local authorities and responsible officers must follow official guidance on parenting ordersLocal authority

s.025 Parenting contracts in respect of anti-social behaviour: relevant housing providers Regulated

Follow government guidance when using parenting contracts for anti-social behaviourLandlord

s.026 Parenting orders in respect of anti-social behaviour: relevant housing providers Regulated

Consult local authority before applying for a parenting orderLandlord

s.027 Parenting orders: supplemental Regulated

Private registered providers of social housing must follow Secretary of State guidance on parenting ordersLandlord

s.028 Contracting out of local authority functions Regulated

Follow government guidance if your business contracts with a local authorityAny Person

14 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.018 Parenting orders under the 1998 Act

s.019 Parenting contracts in cases of misbehaviour at school or truancy

s.020 Parenting orders in cases of exclusion or potential exclusion from school

s.022 Parenting orders: appeals

s.022 Parenting contracts and parenting orders: further provisions

s.023 Penalty notices for parents in cases of truancy

s.024 Interpretation

s.025 Parenting contracts in respect of criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour

s.025 Parenting contracts in respect of anti-social behaviour: local authorities

s.026 Parenting orders in respect of criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour

s.026 Parenting orders in respect of anti-social behaviour: local authorities

s.026 Applications under section 26A or 26B in county court proceedings

s.028 Parenting orders: appeals

s.029 Interpretation and consequential amendment

Part 4

Dispersal of groups

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7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.030 Dispersal of groups and removal of persons under 16 to their place of residence

s.031 Authorisations: supplemental

s.032 Powers under section 30: supplemental

s.033 Powers of community support officers

s.034 Code of practice

s.035 Authorisations by British Transport Police

s.036 Interpretation

Part 5

Firearms

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3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.037 Possession of air weapon or imitation firearm in public place

s.038 Air weapons: age limits

s.039 Prohibition of certain air weapons

Part 6

The environment

3 of 20 sections shown

s.043 Penalty notices for graffiti and fly-posting Regulated

Receive penalty notice for graffiti or fly-postingAny Person

s.054 Sale of aerosol paint to children Prosecution

Sell aerosol paint to a person under 16Any Person

Fine up to £2,500

s.054 Enforcement of section 54 Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local trading standards must review and carry out enforcement against aerosol paint salesLocal authority

17 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.040 Closure of noisy premises

s.041 Closure of noisy premises: supplemental

s.042 Dealing with noise at night

s.043 Amount of penalty

s.043 Penalty notices: power to require name and address

s.044 Meaning of relevant offence

s.045 Penalty receipts

s.046 Powers of police civilians

s.047 Interpretation

s.048 Defacement removal notices

s.049 Recovery of expenditure

s.050 Guidance

s.051 Appeals

s.052 Exemption from liability in relation to defacement removal notices

s.053 Display of advertisements in contravention of regulations

s.055 Unlawfully deposited waste etc

s.056 Extension of litter authority powers to take remedial action

Part 7

Public order and trespass

2 of 8 sections shown

s.058 Raves Imprisonment

Attend or prepare for a rave after police direction to leaveAny Person

s.061 Failure to comply with direction: offences Imprisonment

Fail to comply with trespass removal directionAny Person

6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.057 Public assemblies

s.059 Aggravated trespass

s.060 Power to remove trespassers: alternative site available

s.062 Failure to comply with direction: seizure

s.063 Common land: modifications

s.064 Interpretation

Part 8

High hedges

5 of 20 sections shown

s.068 Procedure for dealing with complaints Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Council must follow procedure for high hedge complaintsLocal authority

s.070 Withdrawal or relaxation of requirements of remedial notices Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Relevant authority must notify complainants and neighbours when withdrawing or relaxing a remedial noticeLocal authority

s.074 Powers of entry for the purposes of complaints and appeals Prosecution

Intentionally obstruct authorised officer inspecting high hedgeAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.075 Offences Prosecution

Fail to comply with remedial notice (high hedges)Occupier

Fine up to £1,000

s.077 Action by relevant authority Prosecution

Obstruct authorised person entering land to take remedial actionAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

15 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.065 Complaints to which this Part applies

s.066 High hedges

s.067 Domestic property

s.069 Remedial notices

s.071 Appeals against remedial notices and other decisions of relevant authorities

s.072 Appeals procedure

s.073 Determination or withdrawal of appeals

s.076 Power to require occupier to permit action to be taken by owner

s.078 Offences committed by bodies corporate

s.079 Service of documents

s.080 Documents in electronic form

s.081 Power to make further provision about documents in electronic form

s.082 Interpretation

s.083 Power to amend sections 65 and 66

s.084 Crown application

Part 9

Miscellaneous powers

1 of 7 sections shown

s.090 Report by local authority in certain cases where person remanded on bail Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authority must report on where a young person on bail will be placed if further remandedLocal authority

6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.085 Anti-social behaviour orders

s.086 Certain orders made on conviction of offences

s.087 Penalty notices for disorderly behaviour by young persons

s.088 Curfew orders and supervision orders

s.089 Extension of powers of community support officers etc.

s.091 Proceedings under section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972: power of arrest attached to injunction

Part 10

General

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6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.092 Repeals

s.093 Commencement

s.094 Orders and regulations

s.095 Money

s.096 Extent

s.097 Short title

Schedules

1 of 8 shown

s.sch001 In the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) after section 143... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Serve possession notice with legal rights and review optionLocal authority

7 other schedules

s.sch001 (1) The Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) is amended as...

s.sch002 Curfew orders and supervision orders

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Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003

Does it bind you?

Other Acts binding the same actors

What it requires

Premises where drugs used unlawfully

Premises associated with persistent disorder or nuisance

Housing

Parental responsibilities

Dispersal of groups

Firearms

The environment

Public order and trespass

High hedges

Miscellaneous powers

General

Schedules

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