Powers for dealing with prohibited activities

Applications for prohibition orders and premises orders
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1
An application for a prohibition order under section 18 or a premises order may be made—
a
in England and Wales, by the chief officer of police for a police area,
b
in Scotland, by the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland,
c
in Northern Ireland, by the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland,
d
in England and Wales or Scotland, by the chief constable of the British Transport Police Force,
e
by the Director General of the National Crime Agency,
f
by the Secretary of State by whom general customs functions are exercisable, or
g
by a local authority.
This is subject to subsection (2).
2
Where an application is made based on a failure to comply with a prohibition notice or a premises notice (as the case may be), the application must be made—
a
where the notice was given by a constable, by the chief officer of police or chief constable (as the case may be) of the police force of which the constable was a member when the notice was given;
b
where the notice was given by a designated NCA officer, by the Director General of the National Crime Agency;
c
where the notice was given by a general customs official, by the Secretary of State by whom general customs functions are exercisable;
d
where the notice was given by a local authority, by that local authority.
3
An application for a prohibition order under section 18 or a premises order is—
a
in England and Wales, to be made by complaint;
b
in Northern Ireland, to be made by complaint under Part 8 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)).
S. 21 in force at 26.5.2016 by S.I. 2016/553, reg. 2