Violent Crime Reduction Bill

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Violent Crime Reduction Bill

Violent Crime Reduction Bill

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Home Office, will be published
separately as Bill 10—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Mr Secretary Clarke has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Violent Crime Reduction Bill are compatible with
the Convention rights.

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Contents
Part 1
Alcohol-related violence and disorder
Chapter 1
Drinking banning orders
Introductory
1
Drinking banning orders
Orders made on application
2
Orders on an application to magistrates’ court
3
Orders in county court proceedings
4
Variation or discharge of orders under section 2 or 3
Orders made on conviction
5
Orders on conviction in criminal proceedings
6
Supplementary provision about orders on conviction
7
Variation or discharge of orders under section 5
Supplemental provisions about drinking banning orders
8
Interim orders
9
Appeals
10
Breach of drinking banning orders
11
Interpretation of Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Alcohol Disorder Zones
12
Power to impose charges on licence holders etc. in zones
13
Designation of alcohol disorder zones
14
Procedure for designation of zones

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Functions of local chief officer of police
16
Guidance about the designation of zones
17
Supplemental provisions for Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Other provisions
Licence reviews
18
Power of police to require review of premises licence
19
Provisions supplemental to s. 18
Persistently selling alcohol to children
20
Offence of persistently selling alcohol to children
21
Closure notices for persistently selling alcohol to children
Directions to individuals to leave a locality
22
Directions to individuals who represent a risk of disorder
Exclusions from licensed premises
23
Exclusion orders in respect of licensed premises
Part 2
Weapons etc.
Firearms, ammunition etc.
24
Using someone to mind a weapon
25
Penalties etc. for offence under s. 24
26
Age limits for purchase etc. of air weapons
27
Firing an air weapon beyond premises
28
Restriction on sale and purchase of primers
29
Restriction on sale and purchase of ammunition loading presses
Imitation firearms
30
Manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms
31
Specification for imitation firearms
32
Supplying imitation firearms to minors
33
Increase of maximum sentence for possessing an imitation firearm
Other weapons
34
Sale etc. of knives and other weapons
35
Power to search school pupils for weapons
Supplemental
36
Supplemental provisions for Part 2

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Part 3
Miscellaneous
37
Football-related disorder
38
Forfeiture and detention of vehicles etc.
39
Amendment of s. 82 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003
40
Parenting orders
41
Committal of young persons of unruly character
42
Offering or agreeing to re-programme a mobile telephone
Part 4
General
43
Expenses
44
Repeals
45
Short title, commencement and extent
Schedule 1   —
Football banning orders and football-related consequential
amendments
Part 1   —
Football banning orders
Part 2   —
Consequential Amendments
Schedule 2   —
Forfeiture and detention of vehicles etc.
Schedule 3   —
Repeals

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