Paragraph 33 I1I2

The Police Reform Act 2002 is amended as follows.

In section 50 (persons acting in an anti-social manner), in subsection (1), for “has been acting, or is acting, in an anti-social manner” substitute “ has engaged, or is engaging, in anti-social behaviour ”.

In consequence of the amendment made by sub-paragraph (2), in the heading of the section, for “acting in an anti-social manner” substitute “ engaging in anti-social behaviour ”.

In Schedule 5, in paragraph 3, the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1).

In that sub-paragraph, for the words from “to have been acting” to “(anti-social behaviour orders))” substitute “ to have been engaging, or to be engaging, in anti-social behaviour ”.

After that sub-paragraph insert—

“(2)

In sub-paragraph (1), “anti-social behaviour” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (ignoring subsection (2) of that section).”

In consequence of the amendment made by sub-paragraph (5), in the italic heading before paragraph 3, for “acting in an anti-social manner” substitute “ engaging in anti-social behaviour ”.