# The Magistrates' Courts (Violent Offences Prevention Orders) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016, Article 2: Violent offences prevention orders and interim violent offences prevention orders


(1) A summons issued on foot of a complaint for—
(a) a violent offences prevention order under section 57 of the Act; or
(b) an interim violent offences prevention order under section 61 of the Act.
shall be in Form 1.
(2) If a defendant wishes to dispute that an offence referred to in the summons under paragraph (1) is a relevant offence he shall, not less than 3 days before the date of the hearing, serve notice under section 58(6) of the Act on the Chief Constable and, at the same time, he shall serve a copy on the clerk of petty sessions.
(3) A violent offences prevention order shall be in Form 2.
(4) An interim violent offences prevention order shall be in Form 3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/94/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-violent-offences-prevention-orders-rules-northern-ireland-2016/article-2
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