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(1)A senior police officer may make a closure order in relation to any relevant premises if he reasonably believes that—
(a)there is, or is likely imminently to be, disorder on, or in the vicinity of and related to, the premises and their closure is necessary in the interests of public safety, or
(b)a public nuisance is being caused by noise coming from the premises and the closure of the premises is necessary to prevent that nuisance.
(2)A closure order is an order under this section requiring relevant premises to be closed for a period not exceeding 24 hours beginning with the coming into force of the order.
(3)In determining whether to make a closure order in respect of any premises, the senior police officer must have regard, in particular, to the conduct of each appropriate person in relation to the disorder or nuisance.
(4)A closure order must—
(a)specify the premises to which it relates,
(b)specify the period for which the premises are to be closed,
(c)specify the grounds on which it is made, and
(d)state the effect of sections 162 to 168.
(5)A closure order in respect of any relevant premises comes into force at the time a constable gives notice of it to an appropriate person who is connected with any of the activities to which the disorder or nuisance relates.
(6)A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he permits relevant premises to be open in contravention of a closure order or any extension of it.
(7)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (6) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding £20,000, or to both.
(8)In this section—
“relevant premises” means premises in respect of which one or more of the following have effect—
a premises licence,
a temporary event notice; and
“senior police officer” means a police officer of, or above, the rank of inspector.
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