http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/417The Magistrates’ Courts (Banning Orders) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011County courtsenMAGISTRATES’ COURTSStatute Law Database2025-11-04Expert Participation2016-10-31 These Rules prescribe the procedure for applications under the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (2011 C.24 (N.I.)) relating to banning orders. A banning order, which may only be made on conviction, prohibits a person from entering any premises for the purpose of attending regulated matches. Specifically,Rule 2 provides the forms to be used when a banning order, an order terminating a banning order or an order varying a banning order has been made.Rule 3 prescribes the procedure for making an application to vary or terminate a banning order.Rule 4 outlines the provisions in relation to the service of the various orders.Rule 5 provides the procedure for the prosecution to appeal against the failure of a court to make a banning order. 2011 No. 417Magistrates’ CourtsThe Magistrates’ Courts (Banning Orders) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011Made9th December 2011Coming into operation in accordance with rule 1The Magistrates’ Courts Rules Committee makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 13 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, after consultation with the Department of Justice and with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice. Citation, commencement and interpretation11These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates’ Courts (Banning Orders) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on the same day as Part 4, Chapter 4 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 comes into operation.2In these Rules—a“the 2011 Act” means the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 and expressions used in these Rules and in the 2011 Act have the same meaning as in the 2011 Act;b“P” means the person who is subject to the banning order; andca reference to a Form by number means the Form so numbered in the Schedule to these Rules or a Form to the like effect.Forms21A banning order under section 41 of the 2011 Act shall be in Form 1.2An order terminating a banning order under section 47 of the 2011 Act shall be in Form 2.3An order varying a banning order under section 46 of the 2011 Act shall be in Form 3.Application to vary or terminate a banning order31An application to—avary a banning order under section 46 of the 2011 Act; orbterminate a banning order under section 47 of the 2011 Act,shall be in Form 4.2An application under paragraph (1) shall be served by the applicant on—athe clerk of petty sessions ...;bthe respondent; andcthe Chief Constable.3The respondent shall, within seven days of the date the notice was served on him, notify the applicant and the clerk of petty sessions, in writing, of his opposition and give reasons for it.4Except where notice is received in accordance with paragraph (3), a magistrates’ court may—adetermine the application in favour of the applicant without a hearing; orbdirect a hearing.5Where a hearing is directed, the clerk of petty sessions shall notify each party to the proceedings of the time and place of the hearing.6Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this rule the court may direct that a copy of the notice be served upon any person whom the court may consider a proper person to be served.7In this rule “respondent” means either P or the prosecution.Service of orders41As soon as reasonably practicable after:athe making of a banning order under section 41 of the 2011 Act;bthe variation of a banning order under section 46 of the 2011 Act; orcthe termination of a banning under section 47 of the 2011 Act,the clerk of petty sessions shall serve a copy of that order on the parties set out in paragraph (2).2An order under paragraph (1) shall be served on:aP;bthe Chief Constable;cthe prosecution;dthe police station (addressed to the officer responsible for the police station) at which P is to report under section 42(3) of the 2011 Act;e(in a case where P is detained in legal custody) the person in whose custody P is detained; andfany prescribed person.3An order under paragraph (1) shall be served on:aP,iif present in court, in person if practicable; oriiotherwise by sending it by ordinary first class post to P at his last known address (in which case the order shall be deemed to have been received by him in the ordinary course of post unless P proves that he did not receive it); andball other parties by ordinary first class post.Appeal by the prosecution51An appeal by the prosecution, against a failure by the court to make a banning order under section 43 of the 2011 Act, shall be in Form 5.2A notice of appeal in Form 5 shall, within 14 days commencing on the day on which the decision of the magistrates’ court was made,abe served personally on the offender; andba copy of the notice lodged with the clerk of petty sessions for the court which failed to make the order, endorsed with the date upon which and the manner in which it was served on the offender.3The clerk of petty sessions shall, as soon as practicable, send to the chief clerk ...—athe copy of the notice of appeal;ball other proceedings in the case (including any written statements admitted in evidence under section 1 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 and any pre-sentence report or medical report, within the meaning of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 or the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 which was considered at the trial of the offender).4After the county court has decided the appeal, the chief clerk ... shall within seven days of such decision certify the decision.W.A. McNallyPeter LuneyJohn ReaStewart BallentineSharon Hughes SCHEDULE
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 EXPLANATORY NOTE(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules prescribe the procedure for applications under the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (2011 C.24 (N.I.)) relating to banning orders. A banning order, which may only be made on conviction, prohibits a person from entering any premises for the purpose of attending regulated matches. Specifically,Rule 2 provides the forms to be used when a banning order, an order terminating a banning order or an order varying a banning order has been made.Rule 3 prescribes the procedure for making an application to vary or terminate a banning order.Rule 4 outlines the provisions in relation to the service of the various orders.Rule 5 provides the procedure for the prosecution to appeal against the failure of a court to make a banning order.

 S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I.26); Article 13 was amended by paragraph 133 of Schedule 18 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I.2010 No.976); and paragraph 65 of Schedule 5 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) Rule 1 in operation at 1.1.2012, see rule 1 and S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(d)Rule 2 in operation at 1.1.2012, see rule 1 and S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(d)Rule 3 in operation at 1.1.2012, see rule 1 and S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(d)Rule 4 in operation at 1.1.2012, see rule 1 and S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(d)Rule 5 in operation at 1.1.2012, see rule 1 and S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(d)Sch. in operation at 1.1.2012, see rule 1 and S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(d)Words in art. 3(2)(a) omitted (31.10.2016) by virtue of The Magistrates’ Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/303), rules 2, 36(1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(a)Words in art. 5(3) omitted (31.10.2016) by virtue of The Magistrates’ Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/303), rules 2, 36(2)(a); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(a)Words in art. 5(4) omitted (31.10.2016) by virtue of The Magistrates’ Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/303), rules 2, 36(2)(b); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(a)Sch. Forms 1-3: in the title, the large bracket, and the words “Petty Sessions District of” and “County Court Division of” are omitted (31.10.2016) by virtue of The Magistrates’ Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/303), rules 2, 36(3)(a); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(a)Sch. Form 4: in the title, the large bracket, and the words “Petty Sessions District of” and “County Court Division of” are omitted (31.10.2016) by virtue of The Magistrates’ Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/303), rules 2, 36(3)(b)(i); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(a)Sch. Form 4: the words “for the above-named Petty Sessions District” are omitted (31.10.2016) by virtue of The Magistrates’ Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/303), rules 2, 36(3)(b)(ii); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(a)Sch. Form 5: in the title, the large bracket, and the words “Petty Sessions District of” and “County Court Division of” are omitted (31.10.2016) by virtue of The Magistrates’ Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/303), rules 2, 36(3)(c)(i); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(a)Sch. Form 5: at the end, the word “at …” is substituted for “for the above named Petty Sessions District” (31.10.2016) by The Magistrates’ Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/303), rules 2, 36(3)(c)(ii); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(a)