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The Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) (England) Order 2005

S.I. 2005/710 · Made 14 March 2005

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ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, ENGLAND

HIGH HEDGES

Made 14th March 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 93(3) of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003f1 hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 38.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Provisions coming into force in England on 1st June 2005
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) (England) Order 2005.

2Provisions coming into force in England on 1st June 2005

To the extent to which it has not already been commencedf1, Part 8 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (high hedges) shall come into force, in relation to complaints about high hedges situated in England on 1st June 2005.

Signature

Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State

Phil Hope

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

14th March 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st June 2005, in relation to England, Part 8 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (other than sections 71(7) and 72 of that Part which are already in force).

Part 8 gives local authorities the power to deal with complaints about high hedges which are having an adverse effect on a neighbour’s enjoyment of his or her domestic property (other than complaints about the effect of the roots of a high hedge). “High hedge” is defined in section 66 and “domestic property” in section 67.