171 Applications by British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police

Sexual harm prevention orders and sexual risk orders

171  Applications by British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police

(1)     The Sexual Offences Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2)     Section 103A (sexual harm prevention orders: applications and grounds) is amended in accordance with subsections (3) to (6).

(3)     In subsection (4), for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “A person mentioned in subsection (4A) (“the applicant”) may by complaint to a magistrates' court apply for a sexual harm prevention order in respect of a person if it appears to the applicant that—”.

(4)     After subsection (4) insert—

“(4A)     Those persons are—

(a)     a chief officer of police;

(b)     the Director General of the National Crime Agency (“the Director General”);

(c)     the chief constable of the British Transport Police Force;

(d)     the chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police.”

(5)     For subsection (7) substitute—

“(7)     If the Director General, the chief constable of the British Transport Police Force or the chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police makes an application under subsection (4),

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