# Crime and Policing Act 2026, Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W

In section 78 (cancellation or variation of closure notices)—
(a) in subsections (1), (2), (3) and (6), for “officer or authority” substitute “person”;
(b) after subsection (4), insert—
“(4A) A cancellation notice or a variation notice that relates to a closure notice which was—
(a) issued by an RSH provider, and
(b) signed as mentioned in section 77(2)(c),
must be signed by the person who signed the closure notice (or, if that person is not available, by another person who could have signed the closure notice).”;
(c) in subsection (5)—
(i) after “local authority” insert “or RSH provider”;
(ii) after “section 77(4)(b)” insert “or (c) (as the case may be)”;
(d) in subsection (6), after paragraph (c) insert—
“(d) in the case of a closure notice issued by an RSH provider, that provider.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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