Part 4Graffiti and other defacement

Graffiti and fly-posting

32I1Sale of aerosol paint to children

In the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), after section 54 (sale of aerosol paint to children) insert—

54AEnforcement of section 54

1

It is the duty of every local weights and measures authority—

a

to consider, at least once in every period of twelve months, the extent to which it is appropriate for the authority to carry out in their area a programme of enforcement action in relation to section 54; and

b

to the extent that they consider it appropriate to do so, carry out such a programme.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1), a programme of enforcement action in relation to section 54 is a programme involving all or any of the following—

a

the bringing of prosecutions in respect of offences under that section;

b

the investigation of complaints in respect of alleged offences under that section;

c

the taking of other measures intended to reduce the incidence of offences under that section.