Statutory Instruments
CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND
Made
10th May 2001
Laid before Parliament
11th May 2001
Coming into force
1st June 2001
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 10(3A) of the Sex Offenders Act 1997(1) hereby makes the following Order:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Sex Offenders Act 1997 (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st June 2001.
2. Section 5A of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 shall be modified to provide that as it applies in Northern Ireland, it shall have effect as follows:—
(1) After the reference to “Youth Court” in Section 5A(1)(c) shall be added “or a County Court” and the reference to “detention and training order for a term of twelve months or more” in Section 5A(1)(c) shall be a reference to “a Juvenile Justice Centre Order of 6 months or more”.
(2) The reference to “the Chief Officer of Police or the local Probation Board” in Section 5A(6)(b) shall be a reference to “the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or a Probation Officer”.
(3) The reference to “the Mental Health Act 1983” shall be a reference to “the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986”(2).
Adam Ingram
Minister of State
Northern Ireland Office
10th May 2001
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order modifies section 5A of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 to provide for a court to have the power to make a restraining order when sentencing a sex offender.
1997 c. 51 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Court Service Act 2000. 2000 c. 43.