Part 4Injunctions: gang-related violence F1and drug-dealing activity
Power to grant injunctions
I1 34 F2Injunctions to prevent gang-related violence and drug-dealing activity
1
A court may grant an injunction under this section against a respondent aged 14 or over if the first and second conditions are met.
2
The first condition is that the court is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the respondent has engaged in or has encouraged or assisted—
a
gang-related violence, or
b
gang-related drug-dealing activity.
3
The second condition is that the court thinks it is necessary to grant the injunction for either or both of the following purposes—
a
to prevent the respondent from engaging in, or encouraging or assisting, gang-related violence or gang-related drug-dealing activity;
b
to protect the respondent from gang-related violence or gang-related drug-dealing activity.
4
An injunction under this section may (for either or both of those purposes)—
a
prohibit the respondent from doing anything described in the injunction;
b
require the respondent to do anything described in the injunction.
5
For the purposes of this section, something is “gang-related” if it occurs in the course of, or is otherwise related to, the activities of a group that—
a
consists of at least three people, and
b
has one or more characteristics that enable its members to be identified by others as a group.
6
In this section “ violence ” includes a threat of violence.
7
In this Part “ drug-dealing activity ” means the unlawful production, supply, importation or exportation of a controlled drug.
“Production”, “supply” and “controlled drug” here have the meanings given by section 37(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Words in Pt. 4 heading inserted (1.6.2015) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), s. 88(1), Sch. 4 para. 83; S.I. 2015/820, reg. 3(q)(ix)