Scottish Statutory Instruments
HOUSING
CRIMINAL LAW
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Made
9th November 2005
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
11th November 2005
Coming into force
31st March 2006
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 80 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Antisocial Behaviour Notice (Advice and Assistance) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 31st March 2006.
(2) In these Regulations “the 2004 Act” means the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004.
2.—(1) Where a local authority proposes to serve an antisocial behaviour notice under section 68(1) of the 2004 Act it shall provide to the person upon whom it proposes to serve such a notice, the advice and assistance listed in paragraph (2).
(2) The following advice and assistance shall be provided where paragraph (1) applies –
(a)general advice in relation to antisocial behaviour notices;
(b)advice and assistance directly relevant to the management of the antisocial behaviour that the local authority has considered for the purposes of section 68(1) of the 2004 Act; and
(c)advice in relation to the consequences of not managing the antisocial behaviour.
MALCOLM CHISHOLM
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
9th November 2005
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations require a local authority to give advice and assistance to a landlord upon whom it proposes to serve an antisocial behaviour notice under section 68 of the 2004 Act.
That advice and assistance will include general advice on such notices, relevant advice on the management of the antisocial behaviour at issue and advice on the consequences of not managing the antisocial behaviour.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.