(1)This section applies for the purposes of sections 153A to 153D.
(2)An injunction may—
(a)be made for a specified period or until varied or discharged;
(b)have the effect of excluding a person from his normal place of residence.
(3)An injunction may be varied or discharged by the court on an application by—
(a)the person in respect of whom it is made;
(b)the relevant landlord.
(4)If the court thinks it just and convenient it may grant or vary an injunction without the respondent having been given such notice as is otherwise required by rules of court.
(5)If the court acts under subsection (4) it must give the person against whom the injunction is made an opportunity to make representations in relation to the injunction as soon as it is practicable for him to do so.
(6)The court is the High Court or a county court.
(7)Each of the following is a relevant landlord—
(a)a housing action trust;
(b)a local authority (within the meaning of the Housing Act 1985);
(c)a registered social landlord.
(8)A charitable housing trust which is not a registered social landlord is also a relevant landlord for the purposes of section 153D.
(9)Housing accommodation includes—
(a)flats, lodging-houses and hostels;
(b)any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to the accommodation or usually enjoyed with it;
(c)in relation to a neighbourhood, the whole of the housing accommodation owned or managed by a relevant landlord in the neighbourhood and any common areas used in connection with the accommodation.
(10)A landlord owns housing accommodation if either of the following paragraphs applies to him—
(a)he is a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple in the premises, whether in possession or in reversion;
(b)he is a person who holds or is entitled to the rents and profits of the premises under a lease which (when granted) was for a term of not less than three years.
(11)The housing management functions of a relevant landlord include—
(a)functions conferred by or under any enactment;
(b)the powers and duties of the landlord as the holder of an estate or interest in housing accommodation.
(12)Harm includes serious ill-treatment or abuse (whether physical or not).]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 153A-153E inserted (30.6.2004 for E., 30.9.2004 for W.) by Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), ss. 13(3), 93; S.I. 2004/1502, art. 2(a)(ii); S.I. 2004/2557, art. 2(a)(i) (with Sch. para. 1)