# Housing Act 1985, Paragraph

Extent: E+W

The tenant or an adult residing in the dwelling-house has been convicted of an indictable offence which took place during, and at the scene of, a riot in the United Kingdom.
“ adult ” means a person aged 18 or over;
“ indictable offence ” does not include an offence that is triable only summarily by virtue of section 22 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (either way offences where value involved is small);
“ riot ” is to be construed in accordance with section 1 of the Public Order Act 1986.
This Ground applies only in relation to dwelling-houses in England.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/schedule/2/part/I/crossheading/ground-7/paragraph/wrapper4n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/schedule-2/part-I/crossheading-ground-7/paragraph-wrapper4n1
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