Part 7Violent offender orders
Violent offender orders
105Notice of applications
1
This section applies to—
a
any application under section 100 for a violent offender order,
b
any application under section 104 for an interim violent offender order, and
c
any application under section 103 for the variation, discharge or renewal of a violent offender order, or for the variation or discharge of an interim violent offender order.
2
A magistrates' court may not begin hearing such an application unless it is satisfied that the relevant person has been given notice of—
a
the application, and
b
the time and place of the hearing,
a reasonable time before the hearing.
3
In this section “the relevant person” means—
a
the person to whom the application mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) relates, or
b
the person in respect of whom the order mentioned in subsection (1)(c) has been made,
as the case may be.