Commentary on Sections Part 2 – Antisocial Behaviour Orders
18.Part 2 makes provision about antisocial behaviour orders. It replaces the existing provision contained in sections 19, 21 and 22 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Those sections are repealed: see schedule 5. Antisocial behaviour orders under Part 2 are civil orders whose purpose is to protect the public from behaviour that causes or is likely to cause alarm or distress. An order contains conditions prohibiting the person named in it from doing anything specified in the order such as verbally abusing named persons or entering defined areas. Breach of an order is a criminal offence.