[109D Power of court to make restriction orders: England and Wales]

[109D  Power of court to make restriction orders: England and Wales]

[(1)     An application to a magistrates' court for a restriction order—

(a)     must be made by the appropriate agency when it has issued a restriction notice (unless the notice has been cancelled);

(b)     may otherwise be made by the appropriate agency at any time.

(2)     The application must be heard by the magistrates' court—

(a)     where subsection (1)(a) applies, not later than 72 hours after service of the restriction notice;

(b)     where subsection (1)(b) applies, not later than 7 days after the application is made.

(3)     Where an application is made under subsection (1), the appropriate agency must serve a notice stating the date, time and place of the hearing of the application on—

(a)     the occupier and the owner of the premises;

(b)     the occupier and the owner of any other premises to which the appropriate agency believes access will be impeded if a restriction

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