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.