PART 4

Community protection
CHAPTER 3

Closure of premises associated with nuisance or disorder etc

Closure notices

Duration of closure notices
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1
The maximum period that may be specified in a closure notice is 24 hours unless subsection (2) applies.
2
The maximum period is 48 hours—
a
if, in the case of a notice issued by a police officer, the officer is of at least the rank of superintendent, or
b
if, in the case of a notice issued by a local authority, the notice is signed by the chief executive officer of the authority or a person designated by him or her for the purposes of this subsection.
3
In calculating when the period of 48 hours ends, Christmas Day is to be disregarded.
4
The period specified in a closure notice to which subsection (2) does not apply may be extended by up to 24 hours—
a
if, in the case of a notice issued by a police officer, an extension notice is issued by an officer of at least the rank of superintendent, or
b
if, in the case of a notice issued by a local authority, the authority issues an extension notice signed by the chief executive officer of the authority or a person designated by the chief executive officer for the purposes of this subsection.
5
An extension notice is a notice which—
a
identifies the closure notice to which it relates, and
b
specifies the period of the extension.
6
In this section “
chief executive officer
” means—
a
in relation to a local authority in England, the authority's head of paid service designated under section 4 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
b
in relation to a local authority in Wales, the authority's chief executive appointed under section 54 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
S. 77 in force at 20.10.2014 by S.I. 2014/2590, art. 3(c)
S. 77(6) substituted (5.5.2022) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 5 para. 18; S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(s)