# The Magistrates' Courts (Violent Offences Prevention Orders) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules contain provisions relating to Part 8 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (2015 c.9) which makes provision in relation to violent offences prevention orders.
Rule 2 prescribes the procedure for an application for a violent offences prevention order and an interim violent offences prevention order.
Rule 3 prescribes the procedure for an application for variation renewal or discharge of a violent offences prevention order or for the variation or discharge of an interim violent offences prevention order.
Rule 4 prescribes the manner in which a summons or an order required to be served under these Rules may be served.

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