# The Criminal Appeal (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009, Article 7: Hearing by the Master


(1) The Master shall, for the purpose of hearing any of the applications referred to in Article 52 of the 2008 Order, sit in such place as he may appoint, and he may sit otherwise than in open court.
(2) As soon as practicable after the Master determines such an application, he shall serve notice of his decision in Form 2 on—
(a) the chief clerk;
(b) the person who is the subject of a serious crime prevention order;
(c) the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland; and
(d) any person who was given an opportunity to make representations in the proceedings which are the subject of the appeal.
(3) Where the Master has refused an application referred to in Article 52 of the 2008 Order, the party making the application may have the application determined by a single judge of the Court by serving notice of renewal in Form 2 on the Master within 14 days, or such longer period as the single judge of the Court may fix, from the date on which the notice of the decision was served on him.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/208/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-appeal-serious-crime-prevention-orders-rules-northern-ireland-2009/article-7
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