Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 24)

112.—(1) In Article 10 (probation orders) omit paragraphs (2) and (5).

(2) In Article 13 (community service orders)—

(a) in paragraph (6) omit the words from the beginning to “will reside; and”;

(b) in paragraph (8) omit the words from “and the court shall” to the end.

(3) In Article 26(2) (release on licence of sexual offenders) for the words “appointed for or assigned to the petty sessions district within which the offender resides” substitute “assigned by the Probation Board”.

(4) In Article 27 (breach of licence conditions)—

(a) in paragraph (2) omit “acting for the petty sessions district in which he resides”;

(b) in paragraph (9)(b) omit “acting for the petty sessions district in which the offender resides”;

(c) omit paragraphs (10) and (11).

(5) In Schedule 2 (enforcement of certain community orders)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1) omit the definition of “the petty sessions district concerned”;

(b) in paragraph 2(2)(b)(ii) omit “acting for the petty sessions district concerned”;

(c) in paragraph 2(3) omit “having jurisdiction in the place where he is arrested”;

(d) in paragraph 7(1) omit “acting for the petty sessions district concerned”;

(e) in paragraph 9(1)(a)(i) omit “other than a court acting for the petty sessions district concerned”;

(f) omit paragraph 12;

(g) in paragraph 13(1) for the words from the beginning to “petty sessions district concerned” substitute “A court of summary jurisdiction”;

(h) in paragraph 14(1) omit “for the petty sessions district concerned”;

(i) in paragraph 15(b) omit “acting for the petty sessions district concerned”;

(j) in paragraph 17(2) omit the words from “or substituting a new petty sessions district” to the end;

(k) in paragraph 18(1) for the words from “forthwith” to the end substitute “forthwith give copies of the amending order to the responsible officer”.