The Criminal Justice (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Saving provision: European protection order modifications communicated, but not given effect to, before exit day

13.—(1) This regulation applies to a relevant case.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, a “relevant case” is one in which, before exit day—

(a) a European protection order was modified;

(b) the documents referred to in regulation 17(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland EPO Regulations (modification of the European protection order (and giving effect to a modified order))(1) were sent to the central authority for Northern Ireland, and

(c) the magistrates’ court did not give effect to the modified European protection order in accordance with regulation 17(3) of the Northern Ireland EPO Regulations.

(3) The following provisions of the Northern Ireland EPO Regulations continue to have effect on and after exit day in relation to a relevant case as if they had not been revoked by regulation 10, subject to the modifications set out in paragraph (4)—

(a) regulation 2;

(b) regulation 11;

(c) regulation 17(1), (2), (3), (6), (7) and (8).

(4) The modifications are—

(a) regulation 17(6) is to be read as if “or (5)” were omitted;

(b) regulation 17(8) is to be given effect as though regulation 14(3)(b) were omitted.

(5) The provisions referred to in paragraph (3) are to be construed as if the United Kingdom continued on and after exit day to be a member State.

(6) Where a restraining order is varied in accordance with regulation 17(6) of the Northern Ireland EPO Regulations (as it applies by virtue of this regulation) on or after exit day, a magistrates’ court may vary or discharge that order—

(a) on an application made by the protected person or by a guardian or representative of that person on their behalf;

(b) on an application by the person causing danger, or

(c) of the court’s own motion.

(7) Where the magistrates’ court has exercised the power under paragraph (6), it must ensure that the following are informed of that decision—

(a) the person causing danger, and

(b) the protected person (or, where appropriate, the guardian or representative of the protected person).

(8) The court must not provide the person causing danger with the address or contact details of the protected person under paragraph (7) unless the disclosure of those details is necessary to enable the person causing danger to comply with the order.

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Regulation 17 was amended by S.R. 2015 No. 353.