PART 4Community protection
CHAPTER 1Community protection notices
Community protection notices
I143Power to issue notices
1
An authorised person may issue a community protection notice to an individual aged 16 or over, or a body, if satisfied on reasonable grounds that—
a
the conduct of the individual or body is having a detrimental effect, of a persistent or continuing nature, on the quality of life of those in the locality, and
b
the conduct is unreasonable.
2
In subsection (1) “authorised person” means a person on whom section 53 (or an enactment amended by that section) confers power to issue community protection notices.
3
A community protection notice is a notice that imposes any of the following requirements on the individual or body issued with it—
a
a requirement to stop doing specified things;
b
a requirement to do specified things;
c
a requirement to take reasonable steps to achieve specified results.
4
The only requirements that may be imposed are ones that are reasonable to impose in order—
a
to prevent the detrimental effect referred to in subsection (1) from continuing or recurring, or
b
to reduce that detrimental effect or to reduce the risk of its continuance or recurrence.
5
A person (A) may issue a community protection notice to an individual or body (B) only if—
a
B has been given a written warning that the notice will be issued unless B's conduct ceases to have the detrimental effect referred to in subsection (1), and
b
A is satisfied that, despite B having had enough time to deal with the matter, B's conduct is still having that effect.
6
A person issuing a community protection notice must before doing so inform any body or individual the person thinks appropriate.
7
A community protection notice must—
a
identify the conduct referred to in subsection (1);
b
explain the effect of sections 46 to 51.
8
A community protection notice may specify periods within which, or times by which, requirements within subsection (3)(b) or (c) are to be complied with.