# Crime and Policing Act 2026, Paragraph 8

Extent: E+W

In section 83 (discharge of closure orders)—
(a) in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba) the provider that applied for the closure order, where the order was made on the application of an RSH provider;”;
(b) after subsection (6) insert—
“(6A) Where—
(a) the order in question was made on the application of an RSH provider, and
(b) a person other than that provider makes an application under this section for the discharge of the order,
the justice may issue a summons directed to that provider requiring it to appear before the magistrates’ court to respond to the application.
(6B) If a summons is issued under subsection (6A), a notice stating the date, time and place of the hearing of the application must be served on—
(a) the provider mentioned in that subsection;
(b) the persons mentioned in subsection (2)(c) and (d) (other than the complainant).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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