{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anti-social-behaviour-crime-and-policing-act-2014/section-92",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2014/12",
  "legislation_title": "Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anti-social-behaviour-crime-and-policing-act-2014",
  "path": "section/92",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "92",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Chapter 3",
  "text": "(1) In this Chapter—\n“cancellation notice” has the meaning given by section 78(2);\n“criminal behaviour” means behaviour that constitutes a criminal offence;\n“extension notice” has the meaning given by section 77(5);\n“local authority” means—\n(a)in relation to England, a district council, a county council for an area for which there is no district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;\n(b)in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;\n“offensive behaviour” means behaviour by a person that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more other persons not of the same household as that person;\n“owner”, in relation to premises, means—\n(a)a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the premises, whether in possession or in reversion;\n(b)a person who holds or is entitled to the rents and profits of the premises under a lease that (when granted) was for a term of not less then 3 years;\n“premises” includes—\n(a)any land or other place (whether enclosed or not);\n(b)any outbuildings that are, or are used as, part of premises;\n“premises licence” has the meaning given by section 11 of the Licensing Act 2003;\n“registered social housing provider” (or “RSH provider”) means—\n(a)in relation to England, a registered provider of social housing;\n(b)in relation to Wales, a Welsh body registered as a social landlord under section 3 of the Housing Act 1996;\n“relevant licensing authority” has the meaning given by section 12 of that Act;\n“variation notice” has the meaning given by section 78(3).\n(2) A reference in this Chapter to “the local authority”, in relation to any premises or a notice or order relating to any premises, is a reference to the local authority (or, as the case may be, any of the local authorities) within whose area the premises are situated.\n(3) A reference in this Chapter to “the premises”, in relation to a closure notice or a closure order, is a reference to the premises to which the notice or order relates.\n(4) For the purposes of this Chapter, an RSH provider owns premises if—\n(a) the provider is a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) entitled to dispose of the fee simple in the premises, whether in possession or in reversion, or\n(b) the provider is a person who holds or is entitled to the rents and profits of the premises under a lease that (when granted) was for a term of at least 3 years.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 92(1) inserted (26.10.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 2 para. 15(a); S.I. 2026/960, reg. 4(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 92(4) inserted (26.10.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 2 para. 15(b); S.I. 2026/960, reg. 4(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 92 in force at 20.10.2014 by S.I. 2014/2590, art. 3(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/12/section/92",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:27:00.543848+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}