Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Information about banning orders

48.—(1) Where a court makes a banning order the appropriate officer of the court—

(a) shall give a copy of it to the person to whom it relates (“P”);

(b) shall (as soon as reasonably practicable) send a copy of it to the Chief Constable and to any prescribed person;

(c) shall (as soon as reasonably practicable) send a copy of it to the police station (addressed to the officer responsible for the police station) at which P is to report under section 42(3); and

(d) in a case where P is detained in legal custody, shall (as soon as reasonably practicable) send a copy of it to the person in whose custody P is detained.

(2) Where a court terminates a banning order under section 47, the appropriate officer of the court—

(a) shall give a copy of the terminating order to P;

(b) shall (as soon as reasonably practicable) send a copy of it to the Chief Constable and to any prescribed person; and

(c) in a case where P is detained in legal custody, shall (as soon as reasonably practicable) send a copy of the terminating order to the person in whose custody P is detained.

(3) Where P is released from custody and, in a case where P has not reported under section 42(3) to a police station, is released more than 5 days before the expiry of the banning order, the person in whose custody P is shall (as soon as reasonably practicable) give notice of P’s release to the Chief Constable.

(4) In this section—

“the appropriate officer”—

(a)

in relation to a magistrates’ court, means the clerk of petty sessions;

(b)

in relation to the Crown Court, means the chief clerk;

“prescribed” means prescribed by order made by the Department.