PART 4Community protection

CHAPTER 3Closure of premises associated with nuisance or disorder etc

Supplemental

92Interpretation of Chapter 3

(1)

In this Chapter—

“cancellation notice” has the meaning given by section 78(2);

“criminal behaviour” means behaviour that constitutes a criminal offence;

“extension notice” has the meaning given by section 77(5);

“local authority” means—

(a)

in relation to England, a district council, a county council for an area for which there is no district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(b)

in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;

“offensive behaviour” means behaviour by a person that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more other persons not of the same household as that person;

“owner”, in relation to premises, means—

(a)

a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the premises, whether in possession or in reversion;

(b)

a person who holds or is entitled to the rents and profits of the premises under a lease that (when granted) was for a term of not less then 3 years;

“premises” includes—

(a)

any land or other place (whether enclosed or not);

(b)

any outbuildings that are, or are used as, part of premises;

“premises licence” has the meaning given by section 11 of the Licensing Act 2003;

“relevant licensing authority” has the meaning given by section 12 of that Act;

“variation notice” has the meaning given by section 78(3).

(2)

A reference in this Chapter to “the local authority”, in relation to any premises or a notice or order relating to any premises, is a reference to the local authority (or, as the case may be, any of the local authorities) within whose area the premises are situated.

(3)

A reference in this Chapter to “the premises”, in relation to a closure notice or a closure order, is a reference to the premises to which the notice or order relates.