Amendment of the Magistrates’ Courts (Anti-social Behaviour Orders) Rules (Northern Ireland) 200422
1
After Rule 2(4), there shall be inserted the following new paragraph—
5
An interim anti-social behaviour order under Article 6A of the 2004 Order made on conviction in criminal proceedings shall be in Form 4A.
2
Rule 3 is amended as follows—
a
at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(b) the word “or” shall be omitted;
b
at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(c) for “,”, there shall be substituted “; or”; and
c
after sub-paragraph (1)(c), there shall be inserted the following new sub-paragraph—
d
an interim anti-social behaviour order under Article 6A of the 2004 Order made on conviction in criminal proceedings,
3
Rule 4 is amended as follows—
a
after paragraph (1), there shall be inserted the following new paragraph—
1A
Any summons issued in accordance with paragraph (1) may be served by—
a
the complainant or employee of the complainant;
b
the summons server of the petty sessions district in which the proceedings are brought or in which the defendant or witness resides; or
c
any person who has received permission from a resident magistrate or lay magistrate or from the clerk of petty sessions to serve the summons;
and any such permission shall be endorsed on the original summons and signed by the person giving it.
b
at the end of sub-paragraph (2)(b) the word “or” shall be omitted;
c
at the end of sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “,”, there shall be substituted “; or”;
d
after sub-paragraph (2)(c) there shall be inserted the following new sub-paragraph—
an interim anti-social behaviour order under Article 6A of the 2004 Order made on conviction in criminal proceedings,
e
in paragraph (3) for “complainant”, there shall be inserted “complainant or, where appropriate, other specified authority”.
4
The Schedule shall be amended as follows:
a
by inserting after Form 4, the new Form 4A in the Schedule to these Rules; and
b
by substituting for Form 5, the new Form 5 in the Schedule to these Rules.