The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

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3.—(1) Sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) apply where a supervised activity order comes into force in relation to an offender.

(2) The court which made the order shall as soon as practicable give a copy of the order to a probation officer assigned to the court.

(3) That probation officer shall send copies of the order to—

(a)the offender; and

(b)the supervising officer.

(4) If the court which made the order is not the appropriate court, the court shall send to the clerk of the appropriate court—

(a)a copy of the order; and

(b)such documents and information relating to the case as are considered useful

(5) The supervising officer shall as soon as practicable give the offender an explanation in ordinary language—

(a)of the purpose and effect of the order and in particular the obligations on the offender as specified in paragraph 4;

(b)of the consequences under paragraph 5 of failure to comply with any of the requirements mentioned there; and

(c)that the appropriate court has, under paragraph 6, power to review the order on the application of the offender or the supervising officer.