27.—(1) If on convicting a person of an offence involving obligatory or discretionary disqualification or of such other offence as may be prescribed by regulations made under Article 19C of the Order of 1981 the court does not know his date of birth, the court must order him to give that date to the court in writing.
(2) If a court convicting a person of such an offence in a case where—
(a)notification has been given to the clerk of petty sessions in pursuance of Article 24(2) of the [1981 NI 26.] Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (written pleas of guilty), and
(b)the notification did not include a statement of the person’s sex,
does not know the person’s sex, the court must order the person to give that information to the court in writing.
(3) A person who knowingly fails to comply with an order under paragraph (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence.
(4) Where a person has given his date of birth in accordance with this Article or Article 12, the Department may serve on that person a notice in writing requiring him to provide the Department—
(a)with such evidence in that person’s possession or obtainable by him as the Department may specify for the purpose of verifying that date, and
(b)if his name differs from his name at the time of his birth, with a statement in writing specifying his name at that time.
(5) A person who knowingly fails to comply with a notice under paragraph (4) is guilty of an offence.