1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (Commencement No. 3 and Savings) Order 2004.
(2) In this Order references to sections and Schedules are, unless otherwise stated, references to sections of, and Schedules to, the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003.
2. The following provisions shall come into force in England on 30th June 2004, subject to the savings in the Schedule to this Order–
(a)in Part 2 (housing)–
(i)section 12 (anti-social behaviour: landlords' policies and procedures);
(ii)section 13 (injunctions against anti-social behaviour on the application of certain social landlords);
(iii)section 14 (security of tenure: anti-social behaviour) and Schedule 1 (demoted tenancies);
(iv)section 15 (demoted assured shorthold tenancies);
(v)section 16 (proceedings for possession: anti-social behaviour); and
(vi)section 17 (devolution: Wales);
(b)in Part 9 (miscellaneous powers), section 91 (proceedings under section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972: power of arrest attached to injunction);
(c)in Part 10 (general)–
(i)section 92 (repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 3 relating to the Housing Act 1996(1); and
(ii)the entries in Schedule 3 relating to the Housing Act 1996.
3. In Part 9 (miscellaneous powers), section 90 (report by local authority in certain cases where person remanded on bail) shall come into force on 31 July 2004.
Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State
Yvette Cooper
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
7th June 2004