Housing Act 1985

• [F1 Either—

  (a)

  a relevant order [F2 , a suspended anti-social behaviour possession order or a suspended riot-related possession order] is in force, or

  (b)

  an application is pending before any court for a relevant order, a demotion order [F3 , an anti-social behaviour possession order or a riot-related possession order] to be made,

  in respect of the tenant or the proposed assignee or a person who is residing with either of them.

• A “ relevant order ” means—

  • an injunction under section 152 of the Housing Act 1996 (injunctions against anti-social behaviour);

  • an injunction to which a power of arrest is attached by virtue of section 153 of that Act (other injunctions against anti-social behaviour);

  • an injunction under section 153A, 153B or 153D of that Act (injunctions against anti-social behaviour on application of certain social landlords);

  • an anti-social behaviour order under section 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; or

  • an injunction to which a power of arrest is attached by virtue of section 91 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003.

• [F4 An “anti-social behaviour possession order” means an order for possession under Ground 2 in Schedule 2 to this Act or Ground 14 in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988.]

• A “ demotion order ” means a demotion order under section 82A of this Act or section 6A of the Housing Act 1988.

• [F5 A “riot-related possession order” means an order for possession under Ground 2ZA in Schedule 2 to this Act or Ground 14ZA in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988.]

• F6 ...

• Where the tenancy of the tenant or the proposed assignee is a joint tenancy, any reference to that person includes (where the context permits) a reference to any of the joint tenants.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3 Ground 2A inserted (6.6.2005 for E. and 14.7.2005 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 191, 270(4)(5); S.I. 2005/1451, art. 2(b); S.I. 2005/1814, art. 2(a)

F2 Words in Sch. 3 substituted (13.5.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 11 para. 15(2) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 23(a)

F3 Words in Sch. 3 substituted (13.5.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 11 para. 15(3) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 23(a)

F4 Words in Sch. 3 inserted (13.5.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 11 para. 15(5) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 23(a)

F5 Words in Sch. 3 inserted (13.5.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 11 para. 15(6) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 23(a)

F6 Words in Sch. 3 omitted (13.5.2014) by virtue of Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 11 para. 15(7) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 23(a)