Part 4

Graffiti and other defacement

Graffiti and fly-posting

Sale of aerosol paint to children
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In the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), after section 54 (sale of aerosol paint to children) insert—

Enforcement of section 54
54A
1
It is the duty of every local weights and measures authority—
a
to consider, at least once in every period of twelve months, the extent to which it is appropriate for the authority to carry out in their area a programme of enforcement action in relation to section 54; and
b
to the extent that they consider it appropriate to do so, carry out such a programme.
2
For the purposes of subsection (1), a programme of enforcement action in relation to section 54 is a programme involving all or any of the following—
a
the bringing of prosecutions in respect of offences under that section;
b
the investigation of complaints in respect of alleged offences under that section;
c
the taking of other measures intended to reduce the incidence of offences under that section.
S. 32 in force at 1.7.2005 by S.I. 2005/1675, art. 2