I was recently reading about the history of the Act and came across various mentions that the last time it was used was by a town clerk in Airdrie, Scotland. The problem is, is that none of them even hint at what could have caused such a (seemingly) drastic action by the local authorities.

Briefly, gang violence largely localised to the easterhouses estate.

This is a policeman’s colourful recollections as reported in the Daily Record

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/the-enforcer-my-first-shift-in-easterhouse-993567