# The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2009, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 (S.R. 1980 No. 346) in consequence of:
amendments made by the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) in relation to when a restraint order may be made. Rule 3(1) amends Order 116 to reflect the circumstances in which a restraint order may be made under the 2000 Act as amended;
amendments made by the Serious Crime Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”) to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”) in relation to civil recovery management receivers and detained cash investigations; and by the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) (Amendment) Order 2008 to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005 in relation to civil recovery management receivers. Rule 3(2) amends Order 123 to include provision for the procedure to be followed in applying for a management receiving order and for applications relating to the exercise of management receivers powers under the 2002 Act as amended;
the 2007 Act in relation to serious crime prevention orders. Rule 3(3) inserts a new Order 124 which prescribes the practice and procedure to be used in proceedings under Part 1 of the 2007 Act in relation to the making, variation, discharge and appeal of serious crime prevention orders made by the High Court;
Rule 3(4) makes amendments to Forms 27 and 72 in Appendix A in connection with these Rules.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/207/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-2009/note
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