# Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, Section 26C: Applications under section 26A or 26B in county court proceedings

Extent: E+W

(1) Where a local authority or relevant housing provider (a “relevant authority”)—
(a) is a party to proceedings in the county court , and
(b) considers that a party to those proceedings is a person in relation to whom it would be reasonable for it to make an application for a parenting order under section 26A or 26B (a “parenting order application”),
it may make such an application to that court in relation to that person.
(2) Where—
(a) a relevant authority considers that a party to proceedings in the county court is a person in relation to whom it would be reasonable for it to make a parenting order application, but
(b) the relevant authority is not a party to those proceedings,
it may apply to be joined to those proceedings to enable it to make a parenting order application.
(3) Where—
(a) there are proceedings in the county court to which a relevant authority is a party, and
(b) the relevant authority considers that a child or young person has engaged in anti-social behaviour that is material in relation to the proceedings,
the relevant authority may apply for a person who is a parent of the child or young person to be joined to the proceedings to enable it to make a parenting order application in relation to him.
(4) A person must not be joined to proceedings in pursuance of subsection (3) unless the anti-social behaviour in question is material in relation to those proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/38/section/26C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/anti-social-behaviour-act-2003/section-26C
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