54 In Article 27 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 24) (breach of licence conditions by sex offenders) after paragraph (9) insert—
“(10) Paragraph (11) applies if—
(a)an offender released on licence in pursuance of an order under Article 26(1)(b) is not resident in Northern Ireland; or
(b)it is not known where the offender resides.
(11) Where this paragraph applies—
(a)the reference in paragraph (2) to a magistrates' court acting for the petty sessions district in which the offender resides is to be read as a reference to any magistrates' court in Northern Ireland;
(b)the reference in paragraph (9)(b) to a court of summary jurisdiction acting for the petty sessions district in which the offender resides is to be read as a reference to the court of summary jurisdiction which made the order.”.