PART 3

PROVISIONS APPLYING TO ALL OCCUPATION CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 7

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND OTHER PROHIBITED CONDUCT

Anti-social behaviour and other prohibited conduct
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1
The contract-holder under an occupation contract must not engage or threaten to engage in conduct capable of causing nuisance or annoyance to a person with a right (of whatever description)—
a
to live in the dwelling subject to the occupation contract, or
b
to live in a dwelling or other accommodation in the locality of the dwelling subject to the occupation contract.
2
The contract-holder must not engage or threaten to engage in conduct capable of causing nuisance or annoyance to a person engaged in lawful activity—
a
in the dwelling subject to the occupation contract, or
b
in the locality of that dwelling.
3
The contract-holder must not engage or threaten to engage in conduct—
a
capable of causing nuisance or annoyance to—
i
the landlord under the occupation contract, or
ii
a person (whether or not employed by the landlord) acting in connection with the exercise of the landlord's housing management functions, and
b
that is directly or indirectly related to or affects the landlord's housing management functions.
4
The contract-holder may not use or threaten to use the dwelling subject to the occupation contract, including any common parts and any other part of a building comprising the dwelling, for criminal purposes.
5
The contract-holder must not, by any act or omission—
a
allow, incite or encourage any person who is living in or visiting the dwelling to act as mentioned in subsections (1) to (3), or
b
allow, incite or encourage any person to act as mentioned in subsection (4).
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This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all occupation contracts; section 20 provides that this section—
a
must be incorporated, and
b
must not be incorporated with modifications.

Power to amend section 55
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The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend section 55.
S. 55 in force at 1.12.2022 by S.I. 2022/906, art. 2
S. 56 in force at 1.12.2022 by S.I. 2022/906, art. 2