Paragraph 8 Extension of suspension ordersI1
United Kingdom Not yet in force
An appropriate officer may make an application to a judge for the extension of the specified period.
The “specified period” is the period specified in a suspension order as the period for which access to an IP address or internet domain name is to be prevented.
The application must be made before the end of the specified period.
A judge may grant the application if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that it is necessary and proportionate to continue to prevent access to the IP address or internet domain name to prevent it being used for the purposes of serious crime.
If the application is granted, the extended specified period must end no later than 12 months after the day on which the specified period would have ended if the application had not been made.
If the suspension order imposes a non-disclosure requirement the judge may also, on the application of the appropriate officer, vary the time at which the non-disclosure requirement is to expire.
The specified period may be extended more than once.
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Sch. 18 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(1)