PART 1Injunctions
Exclusion from home
13Power to exclude person from home in cases of violence or risk of harm
1
An injunction under section 1 may have the effect of excluding the respondent from the place where he or she normally lives (“the premises”) only if—
a
the respondent is aged 18 or over,
b
the injunction is granted on the application of—
i
a local authority,
ii
the chief officer of police for the police area that the premises are in, or
iii
if the premises are owned or managed by a housing provider, that housing provider, and
c
the court thinks that—
i
the anti-social behaviour in which the respondent has engaged or threatens to engage consists of or includes the use or threatened use of violence against other persons, or
ii
there is a significant risk of harm to other persons from the respondent.
2
For the purposes of this section a housing provider owns a place if—
a
the housing provider is a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the place, whether in possession or in reversion, or
b
the housing provider is a person who holds or is entitled to the rents and profits of the place under a lease that (when granted) was for a term of not less then 3 years.