Criminal Justice Act 2006
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PART 11 Civil Proceedings in Relation to Anti-Social Behaviour | ||
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Interpretation and application of this Part. |
113.—(1) In this Part— | |
“ behaviour warning” has the meaning assigned to it under section 114 ; | ||
“ civil order” means an order described in section 115 (1); | ||
“ senior member of the Garda Síochána” means a member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of a superintendent. | ||
(2) For the purposes of this Part, a person behaves in an anti-social manner if the person causes or, in the circumstances, is likely to cause, to one or more persons who are not of the same household as the person— | ||
(a) harassment, | ||
(b) significant or persistent alarm, distress, fear or intimidation, or | ||
(c) significant or persistent impairment of their use or enjoyment of their property. | ||
(3) This Part does not apply— | ||
(a) in respect of behaviour of a person who is under the age of 18 years at the time the behaviour takes place, | ||
(b) to any behaviour of a person that takes place before this section comes into force, or | ||
(c) to any act or omission of a person in respect of which criminal proceedings have been instituted against that person. |