Blackstone's Guide To The Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003

by Manning, Jonathan; Manning, Claire-Louise; Osler, Victoria

• ISBN13: 9780199273164
• ISBN10: 0199273162
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-07
• Publisher: Blackstone Press

Summary

The Blackstone's Guide Series is a well established series of practical guides to the latest new legislation. The Guides all contain a full copy of the Act together with commentary on the effects, extent and scope of the legislation. The Guides are concise, accessible and clearly laid out,essential tools for those practising in the area.The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 comes into force in stages from February 2004. It is a far-reaching Act, creating new powers for the courts, the police, and local authorities to combat a wide range of behaviour (from truancy to noise nuisance; graffiti to drug dealing; fly-tipping to firearms).It makes major amendments to a wide range of existing legislation (including the Housing Acts 1985, 1988 and 1996, the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the Public Order Act 1986, the Education Act 1996, the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, the FirearmsAct 1968 and the Police Reform Act 2002). Its impact in all these fields is significant. This Guide takes a practical and critical approach to the Act, providing full commentary and background information on its provisions.The Guide provides the full context for the many piecemeal and unconnected amendments made by the new provisions, including where necessary, details of the existing law and an overview of where the changes made by the Act will fit within the law as a whole. The Guide is structured clearly andlogically, following the Parts of the Act, and is an indispensable reference aid for practitioners in any of the areas touched on by the Act, but particularly, in housing, environmental, education and criminal law.

Author Biography

Jonathan Manning is a Barrister at Arden Chambers and was called in 1989. He was a founder member of Arden Chambers and specialises in Housing, Local Government and Public Law and Human Rights. He has worked on numerous anti-social behaviour cases and is author of "Judicial Review Proceedings: A Practitioner's Guide LAG 1995 2/e" (Legal Action Group, forthcoming) plus a number of other books and articles. Claire-Louise Manning is a barrister, currently working as a Magistrate's Court legal adviser. She specialises in criminal law and regularly conducts magistrate's training and seminars for practitioners. Victoria Osler is a barrister at Arden Chambers and was called in 2001. She specialises in landlord and tenant, housing (including anti-social behaviour orders and committal proceedings) and homelessness.

Table of Contents

Table of Cases	xiii
Tables of Legislation	xvii
Statutory Status Table	xxix
Passage of Bill Through Parliament	xxxiii
Remedies for Anti-Social Behaviour
What is anti-social behaviour?	1	(1)
Other remedies	2	(1)
Conclusions	3	(1)
An Overview of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003
Introduction	1	(1)
The provisions of the Act	2	(1)
Premises Where Drugs are Used Unlawfully
Introduction	1	(1)
Legislative context	2	(1)
The provisions of Part 1 of the Act	3	(1)
Housing
Introduction	1	(1)
Legislative context	2	(1)
The provisions of Part 2 of the Act	3	(1)
Parental Responsibilities
Introduction	1	(1)
Context	2	(1)
The provisions of Part 3 of the Act	3	(1)
Dispersal of Groups
Introduction	1	(1)
Legislative context	2	(1)
The provisions of Part 4 of the Act	3	(1)
Firearms
Introduction	1	(1)
Legislative context	2	(1)
The provisions of Part 5 of the Act	3	(1)
The Environment
Introduction	1	(1)
Legislative context	2	(1)
Provisions of Part 6 of the Act	3	(1)
Public Order and Trespass
Introduction	1	(1)
Legislative context	2	(1)
Provisions of Part 7 of the Act	3	(1)
High Hedges
Introduction	1	(1)
Legislative context	2	(1)
The provisions of Part 8 of the Act	3	(1)
Miscellaneous Powers
Introduction	1	(1)
Provisions of Part 9 of the Act	2	(185)
Appendix 1. Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003	185	(74)
Appendix 2. Regulations	259	(12)
The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 (Commencement No 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2003, SI 2003/3300	259	(1)
The Magistrates' Courts (Parenting Orders) Rules 2004, SI 2004/247	260	(9)
The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 (Commencement No 2) Order 2004, SI 2004/690	269	(2)
Appendix 3. Guidance	271	(118)
Guidance on Part 1: Closure of premises used in connection with the production, supply or use of Class A drugs and associated with the occurrence of disorder or serious nuisance	271	(37)
Guidance on Part 4: Home Office Circular 04/2004	308	(2)
Guidance on Part 5: Home Office Circular 01/2004	310	(4)
Guidance on education-related parenting contracts, parenting orders and penalty notices	314	(43)
Guidance on Part 3: Parenting contracts and orders	357	(32)
Index	389