# The Magistrates’ Courts (Sexual Offences Act 2003) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2010

S.R. 2010/15 · made 26 January 2010

These Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts (Sexual Offences Act 2003) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004 No.203) to make a minor amendment to Rule 8(2), and to substitute new Forms 7 (Summons on foot of complaint for foreign travel order) and 8 (Foreign Travel Order) in consequence of amendments to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 made by the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”). The new Forms refer to the requirement under the 2009 Act for a person who is subject to a foreign travel order prohibiting travel to any country outside the UK to surrender his or her passport(s) to the police station within the time limit specified in the order; and reflect that a foreign travel order may now be imposed for a period of up to 5 years.

Made under: The Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (Article 13)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-sexual-offences-act-2003-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2010/pdf/nisr_20100015_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Magistrates’ Courts
Made 26th January 2010
Coming into operation in accordance with rule 1
The Magistrates’ Courts Rules Committee makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 13 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 after consultation with the Lord Chancellor and with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates’ Courts (Sexual Offences Act 2003) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2010, and shall come into operation on the same day as sections 24 and 25 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 come into force.

## 2 Amendments to the Magistrates’ Courts (Sexual Offences Act 2003) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004

The Magistrates’ Courts (Sexual Offences Act 2003) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004 are amended as follows—
(a) in rule 8(2), “, renewal” is omitted;
(b) in the Schedule,
(i) for Form 7, substitute the new Form 7 as set out in the Schedule to these Rules; and
(ii) for Form 8, substitute the new Form 8 as set out in the Schedule to these Rules.

## Signature

George Conner
John Rea
Peter Luney
John P B Maxwell
Nigel Broderick
Dated 26th January 2010

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## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts (Sexual Offences Act 2003) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004 No.203) to make a minor amendment to Rule 8(2), and to substitute new Forms 7 (Summons on foot of complaint for foreign travel order) and 8 (Foreign Travel Order) in consequence of amendments to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 made by the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”). The new Forms refer to the requirement under the 2009 Act for a person who is subject to a foreign travel order prohibiting travel to any country outside the UK to surrender his or her passport(s) to the police station within the time limit specified in the order; and reflect that a foreign travel order may now be imposed for a period of up to 5 years.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-sexual-offences-act-2003-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2010
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