SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4 Forfeiture Orders
Part III Northern Ireland
Restraint orders
C137
1
A person commits an offence if he contravenes a restraint order.
2
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this paragraph to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for the contravention.
3
A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph shall be liable—
a
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years, to a fine or to both, or
b
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
4
Nothing in this paragraph shall be taken to prejudice any power of the High Court to deal with the contravention of a restraint order as a contempt of court.