SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 12Serious crime prevention orders: power for police to apply in terrorism-related cases
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Section 28 (powers to wind up companies etc: Northern Ireland) is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (1) insert—
1A
The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland may present a petition to the court for the winding up of a company, partnership or relevant body if—
a
the company, partnership or relevant body has been convicted of an offence under section 25 in relation to a serious crime prevention order that was made on the application of the Chief Constable; and
b
the Chief Constable considers that it would be in the public interest for the company, partnership or (as the case may be) relevant body to be wound up.
3
In subsection (3), at the end insert “
or the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
”
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