{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-miscellaneous-amendments-rules-northern-ireland-2016/rule-33",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/303",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates’ Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-miscellaneous-amendments-rules-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "rule/33",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Amendment to the Magistrates’ Courts (Sexual Offences Act 2003) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004",
  "text": "The Magistrates’ Courts (Sexual Offences Act 2003) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004 are amended as follows—\n(1) In rule 7, omit “, and such proceedings shall be in a court of summary jurisdiction acting for the petty sessions district in which the order was made”.\n(2) In rule 8(2), omit “within the petty sessions district in which the proceedings are brought”.\n(3) In the Schedule—\n(a) in Form 1—\n(i) in the title, omit the large bracket, “Petty Sessions District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(ii) omit “for the said petty sessions district”;\n(b) in Forms 2 and 3, in the title, omit the large bracket, “Petty Sessions District of” and “County Court Division of”;\n(c) in Form 4—\n(i) in the title, omit the large bracket, “Petty Sessions District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(ii) omit “for the said petty sessions district”;\n(d) in Forms 5 and 6, in the title, omit the large bracket, “Petty Sessions District of” and “County Court Division of”;\n(e) in Form 7—\n(i) in the title, omit the large bracket, “Petty Sessions District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(ii) omit “for the said petty sessions district”;\n(f) in Form 8, in the title, omit the large bracket, “Petty Sessions District of” and “County Court Division of”;\n(g) in Form 9—\n(i) in the title, omit the large bracket, “Petty Sessions District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(ii) omit “for the said petty sessions district”;\n(h) in Forms 10 and 11, in the title, omit the large bracket, “Petty Sessions District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(i) in Form 12—\n(i) in the title, omit the large bracket, “Petty Sessions District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(ii) omit “for the said petty sessions district”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2004 No. 203"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/303/rule/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:55:21.934086+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}