Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)

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15(1)In that Schedule, Ground 2A is amended as follows.

(2)In paragraph (a), for “or suspended Ground 2 or 14 possession order” there is substituted “, a suspended anti-social behaviour possession order or a suspended riot-related possession order”.

(3)In paragraph (b), for “or a Ground 2 or 14 possession order” there is substituted “, an anti-social behaviour possession order or a riot-related possession order”.

(4)In the definition of “relevant order”—

(a)the word “or” before the final entry is omitted;

(b)in the final entry, after “section 91 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003” there is inserted “or section 27 of the Police and Justice Act 2006”;

(c)at the end there is inserted—

  • an injunction under section 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014;

  • an order under section 22 of that Act.

(5)After the definition of “relevant order” there is inserted—

  • An “anti-social behaviour possession order” means an order for possession under Ground 2 in Schedule 2 to this Act or Ground 14 in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988.

(6)After the definition of “demotion order” there is inserted—

  • A “riot-related possession order” means an order for possession under Ground 2ZA in Schedule 2 to this Act or Ground 14ZA in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988.

(7)The definition of a “Ground 2 or 14 possession order” is omitted.