Section 14: Premises notices
This section provides for premises notices. Premises notices provide a further means to tackle prohibited activity taking place from premises, for example, a head shop. Where the operator of such premises is known, the relevant law enforcement agency is expected to issue a prohibition notice to that person. But where the operator is unclear, or where the activities of the head shop in supplying psychoactive substances is tolerated by the owner of the premises, it will be open to the relevant law enforcement agency to serve a premises notice on any person who owns, leases, occupies, controls or operates the premises.
	Once the senior officer or local authority has formed a reasonable belief that prohibited activity is being carried out on particular premises (Condition A), Condition B affords latitude to the issuing officer to take into account the need to deal with prohibited activity not just at the premises to which Condition A relates, but at other premises owned, leased, occupied, controlled or operated by the respondent.
	Given that the respondent in relation to a premises notice will not normally be directly involved in a prohibited activity, the terms of such an order will be to require the respondent to take reasonable steps to prevent any, or specific, prohibited activities taking place at premises specified in the notice (subsection (2)). So, for example, if the respondent was the owner of premises being used by a third party as a head shop, a premises notice could be used to compel the owner to take action against the tenant operating the head shop.
	Unlike prohibition notices, a premises notice may only be given to an individual aged 18 or over (subsection (5)).