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Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 in Scotland

2003 c. 38 · Enacted 20 November 2003 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Not fully up to date. 3 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 May 2026.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 44(1)(f)words insertedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 344
s. 47(1)words insertedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 345
s. 40(5)(a)words substitutedCriminal Justice Act 2003 Sch. 26 para. 59

An Act to make provision in connection with anti-social behaviour.

[20th November 2003]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. 2Closure order Repealed
  2. 3Closure order: enforcement Repealed
  3. 6Appeals Repealed
  4. 7Access to other premises Repealed
  5. 9Exemption from liability for certain damages Repealed
  6. 10Compensation Repealed
  7. 11Interpretation Repealed
  8. 11APart 1A closure notice Repealed
  9. 11BPart 1A closure order Repealed
  10. 11CPart 1A closure order: enforcement Repealed
  11. 11DClosure of premises associated with persistent disorder or nuisance: offences Repealed
  12. 11EPart 1A closure order: extension and discharge Repealed
  13. 11FPart 1A closure order: appeals Repealed
  14. 11GPart 1A closure order: access to other premises Repealed
  15. 11IPart 1A closure notice or order: exemption from liability Repealed
  16. 11JPart 1A closure notices and orders: compensation Repealed
  17. 11KGuidance Repealed
  18. 11LInterpretation Repealed
  19. 12Anti-social behaviour: landlords' policies and procedures
  20. 15Demoted assured shorthold tenancies
  21. 16Proceedings for possession: anti-social behaviour
  22. 17Devolution: Wales
  23. Parenting orders under the 1998 Act
  24. 18Parenting orders under the 1998 Act
  25. 22Parenting orders: appeals
  26. Criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour
  27. 30Dispersal of groups and removal of persons under 16 to their place of residence Repealed
  28. 31Authorisations: supplemental Repealed
  29. 33Powers of community support officers Repealed
  30. 34Code of practice Repealed
  31. 35Authorisations by British Transport Police Repealed
  32. 36Interpretation Repealed
  33. Part 5: Firearms
  34. 37Possession of air weapon or imitation firearm in public place
  35. 38Air weapons: age limits
  36. 39Prohibition of certain air weapons
  37. Noise
  38. 42Dealing with noise at night
  39. 44Meaning of relevant offence
  40. Advertisements
  41. 53Display of advertisements in contravention of regulations
  42. Aerosol paints
  43. 54Sale of aerosol paint to children
  44. 54AEnforcement of section 54
  45. Waste and litter
  46. 55Unlawfully deposited waste etc
  47. 57Public assemblies
  48. 58Raves
  49. 59Aggravated trespass
  50. 60Power to remove trespassers: alternative site available
  51. 61Failure to comply with direction: offences
  52. 62Failure to comply with direction: seizure
  53. 63Common land: modifications
  54. 64Interpretation
  55. Introductory
  56. 65Complaints to which this Part applies
  57. 66High hedges
  58. 67Domestic property
  59. Complaints procedure
  60. 68Procedure for dealing with complaints
  61. 69Remedial notices
  62. 70Withdrawal or relaxation of requirements of remedial notices
  63. Appeals
  64. 72Appeals procedure
  65. Powers of entry
  66. 74Powers of entry for the purposes of complaints and appeals
  67. Enforcement powers etc.
  68. 75Offences
  69. 76Power to require occupier to permit action to be taken by owner
  70. 77Action by relevant authority
  71. 78Offences committed by bodies corporate
  72. Supplementary
  73. 79Service of documents
  74. 80Documents in electronic form
  75. 81Power to make further provision about documents in electronic form
  76. 82Interpretation
  77. 83Power to amend sections 65 and 66
  78. 84Crown application
  79. 90Report by local authority in certain cases where person remanded on bail
  80. Part 10: General
  81. 92Repeals
  82. 93Commencement
  83. 94Orders and regulations
  84. 95Money
  85. 96Extent
  86. 97Short title
  87. 1Paragraph 1
  88. 2Paragraph 2
  89. Interpretation Repealed
  90. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  91. Curfew orders Repealed
  92. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  93. Supervision orders Repealed
  94. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  95. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  96. Consequential amendments Repealed
  97. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  98. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  99. Schedule 3Repeals