Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Appeals

63.—(1) D may appeal against the making of a violent offences prevention order under section 56—

(a) where subsection (2) of that section applied to D, as if the order were a sentence passed on D for the offence;

(b) where subsection (3) (but not subsection (2)) of that section applied to D, as if D had been convicted of the offence and the order were a sentence passed on D for that offence.

(2) D may appeal to the county court against—

(a) the making of a violent offences prevention order under section 57;

(b) the making of an interim violent offences prevention order.

(3) D may appeal against the making of an order under section 60 or the refusal to make such an order—

(a) where the application for such an order was made to the Crown Court, to the Court of Appeal;

(b) in any other case to the county court.

(4) On an appeal under subsection (2) or (3)(b), the county court—

(a) may make such orders as may be necessary to give effect to its determination of the appeal; and

(b) may also make such incidental or consequential orders as appear to it to be just.