Part 1 Variation etc of Order Made in England and Wales or Scotland by Court in Northern Ireland

SCHEDULE 18 Variation etc of Order by Court in Another Part of the United Kingdom

Section 183

Part 1 Variation etc of Order Made in England and Wales or Scotland by Court in Northern Ireland

Amendments of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c 42)

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(1)     Section 136ZC of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (variation of sexual harm prevention order by court in Northern Ireland) is amended as follows.

(2)     In the heading, after “Variation†insert “, renewal or dischargeâ€.

(3)     In subsection (2), in the words after paragraph (b), after “varying†insert “, renewing or dischargingâ€.

(4)     In subsection (4)—

(a)     for “subsections (5) and (6)†substitute “subsections (4A) to (6B)â€, and

(b)     after “varying†insert “, renewing or dischargingâ€.

(5)     After subsection (4) insert—

“(4A)     In determining the application the court must have regard to—

(a)     the time for which the defendant is likely to remain in Northern Ireland, and

(b)     whether—

(i)     in the case of a sexual harm prevention order made by a court in England and Wales, the defendant is likely to return to, or to visit, England and Wales, or

(ii)     in the case of a sexual harm prevention

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