# The Magistrates’ Courts (Violent Offender Orders) Rules 2009, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules prescribe the application form which must be used when applying for a violent offender order or an interim violent offender order under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (the “2008 Act”).
The Rules also prescribe the form which must be used when making a violent offender order or an interim violent offender order.
The Rules provide that an application to vary, discharge or renew a violent offender order or to vary or discharge an interim violent offender order must be made in writing, specifying the reason for the application.
The Rules also provide that if the defendant wishes to serve a notice on the applicant under section 99(7) of the 2008 Act (which is a notice denying that an act done outside England and Wales would have constituted a specified offence if it had been done in England and Wales) the defendant must do so no later than three days before the hearing date for the application under section 100 of the 2008 Act.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2197/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-violent-offender-orders-rules-2009/note
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