Article 5 Proceedings under Articles 3 and 4: consultation and legal aid

(1)

Before making an application for an order under Article 3, a district council shall consult—

(a)

the Chief Constable; and

(b)

if the person in relation to whom the application is to be made resides or appears to reside on premises provided or managed by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, the Executive.

(2)

Before making such an application, the Chief Constable shall consult—

(a)

the council for the district in which the person in relation to whom the application is to be made resides or appears to reside; and

(b)

if that person resides or appears to reside on premises provided or managed by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, the Executive.

(3)

Before making such an application, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive shall consult—

(a)

the council for the district in which the person in relation to whom the application is to be made resides or appears to reside; and

(b)

the Chief Constable.

(4)

In the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (1981 NI 8) in Part I of Schedule 1 (proceedings for which legal aid may be given) in paragraph 3 at the end add—

“(k)

proceedings for, or relating to, an anti-social behaviour order under Article 3 or 4 of the Anti-social Behaviour (Northern Ireland) Order 2004;”.