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The Anti-social Behaviour (Northern Ireland) Order 2004
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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Anti-social Behaviour (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 No. 1988
Breach of anti social-behaviour orders
Breach of anti-social behaviour orders
7.—(1) If without reasonable excuse a person does anything which he is prohibited from doing by an anti-social behaviour order, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both; or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine, or to both.
(2) Proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1) may be brought by a district council if the order in question was made on the application of that council.
(3) Proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1) may be brought by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive if the order in question was made on the application of the Executive.
(4) Where a person is convicted of an offence under paragraph (1), it shall not be open to the court by or before which he is so convicted to make an order under paragraph (1)(b) (conditional discharge) of Article 4 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 24) in respect of the offence.
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