Section 52 Applications for CCE prevention ordersI1

England and Wales Not yet in force

(1)

An application for a CCE prevention order may be made by—

(a)

a relevant chief officer of police,

(b)

the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force,

(c)

the chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police, or

(d)

the Director General of the National Crime Agency.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) a chief officer of police is a “relevant chief officer of police” in relation to an application if—

(a)

the defendant lives in the chief officer’s police area, or

(b)

the chief officer believes that the defendant is in, or is intending to come to, the chief officer’s police area.

(3)

Where a person within subsection (1)(b), (c) or (d) makes an application, the person must as soon as practicable notify the chief officer of police for—

(a)

the police area in which the defendant lives, or

(b)

the police area which the applicant believes the defendant is in or is intending to come to,

of that application.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 52 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(1)