Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) U.K.

47 (1) In Schedule 14 to the Localism Act 2011 (grounds on which landlord may refuse to surrender and grant tenancies under section 158 of that Act), paragraph 6 (Ground 6) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In sub-paragraph (2), 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 sub-paragraph (3), 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 sub-paragraph (4), in the definition of “relevant order”—

(a) the word “or” before paragraph (e) is omitted;

(b) in paragraph (e), 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—

“(f) an injunction under section 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, or

(g) an order under section 22 of that Act;”.

(5) After the definition of “relevant order” in that sub-paragraph there is inserted—

“An “anti-social behaviour possession order” means an order for possession under Ground 2 in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 or Ground 14 in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988.”

(6) After the definition of “demotion order” in that sub-paragraph there is inserted—

“A “riot-related possession order” means an order for possession under Ground 2ZA in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 or Ground 14ZA in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988.”

(7) The definition of “Ground 2 or 14 possession order” in that sub-paragraph is omitted.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 para. 47(1)-(3)(5)-(7) in force at 13.5.2014 by S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 23(b)

Valid from 20/10/2014

48 U.K. After paragraph 6 of that Schedule there is inserted—

“Ground 6A U.K.

6A This ground is that a dwelling-house let on an existing tenancy is subject to a closure notice or closure order under Chapter 3 of Part 4 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.”