[136B Power to authorise issue of closure] [notice: prostitution or pornography offences]
Sexual Offences Act 2003 (2003 c 42) | Legislation

[Closure notices]

[136B  Power to authorise issue of closure] [notice: prostitution or pornography offences]

[(1)     A member of a police force not below the rank of superintendent (“the authorising officer”) may authorise the issue of a closure notice in respect of any premises if three conditions are met.

(2)     The first condition is that the officer has reasonable grounds for believing that either subsection (3) or (4) (or both) applies.

(3)     This subsection applies if, during the relevant period, the premises were used for activities related to one or more specified prostitution offences.

But this subsection

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