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Protection from Stalking Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

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Variations, discharges and renewals

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10.—(1) The Chief Constable or the person against whom a stalking protection order is made may apply to a court of summary jurisdiction for an order varying, renewing or discharging the stalking protection order.

(2) On the application, the court may make any order varying, renewing or discharging the stalking protection order that the court considers appropriate.

(3) But a court may not—

(a)in renewing or varying an order, impose an additional prohibition or requirement unless satisfied that it is necessary to do so in order to protect a person from a risk associated with stalking;

(b)discharge an order before the end of 2 years beginning with the day on which the order was made without the consent of—

(i)the person against whom the order was made, and

(ii)the Chief Constable.

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