SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12Serious crime prevention orders: power for police to apply in terrorism-related cases

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1

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 ”.