2.—(1) The following circumstances are prescribed for the purposes of section 103(1) of the Act—
(a)the area in which the house is located is experiencing a significant and persistent problem caused by anti-social behaviour(3);
(b)that problem is attributable, in whole or in part, to the anti-social behaviour of an occupier of the house;
(c)the landlord of the house is a private sector landlord;
(d)the landlord of the house is failing to take action to combat that problem which it would be appropriate for a landlord to take; and
(e)the making of an interim management order, when combined with other measures taken in the area by the local housing authority, or by other persons together with the local housing authority, will lead to a reduction in, or elimination of that problem.
(2) In this article “private sector landlord” does not include a registered social landlord within the meaning of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996(2)
For the meaning of “anti-social behaviour” see section 57(5) of the Act.