Part 4Notification requirements
Notification requirements
I151Meaning of “local police area”
1
For the purposes of section 50(2) (method of notification) a person's “local police area” means—
a
the police area in which the person's home address is situated;
b
in the absence of a home address, the police area in which the home address last notified is situated;
c
in the absence of a home address and of any such notification, the police area in which the court of trial was situated.
2
In subsection (1)(c) “the court of trial” means—
a
the court by or before which the conviction or finding was made by virtue of which the notification requirements apply to the person, or
b
if that conviction or finding was one substituted on an appeal or reference, the court by or before which the proceedings were taken from which the appeal or reference was brought.
3
This section and section 50(2) apply in relation to Northern Ireland as if Northern Ireland were a police area.
F14
This section and section 50(2) apply in relation to Scotland as if Scotland were a police area.