(1) In this Part -

"behaviour warning" has the meaning assigned to it under section 114;

"civil order" means an order described in section 115(1);

"senior member of the Garda Síochána" means a member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of a superintendent.

(2) For the purposes of this Part, a person behaves in an anti-social manner if the person causes or, in the circumstances, is likely to cause, to one or more persons who are not of the same household as the person -

(a) harassment,

(b) significant or persistent alarm, distress, fear or intimidation, or

(c) significant or persistent impairment of their use or enjoyment of their property.

(3) This Part does not apply -

(a) in respect of behaviour of a person who is under the age of 18 years at the time the behaviour takes place,

(b) to any behaviour of a person that takes place before this section comes into force, or