Applications for ordersN.I.
7.—(1) A stalking protection order is an order which, for the purpose of preventing a person from carrying out acts associated with stalking—
(a)prohibits the person from doing anything described in the order, or
(b)requires the person to do anything described in the order.
(2) The Chief Constable may apply to a court of summary jurisdiction for a stalking protection order against a person (“D”) if it appears to the Chief Constable that—
(a)D has carried out acts associated with stalking,
(b)D poses a risk associated with stalking to another person, and
(c)there is reasonable cause to believe the proposed order is necessary to protect another person from such a risk (whether or not the other person was a victim of the acts mentioned in paragraph (a)).
(3) The Chief Constable may apply for a stalking protection order only against a person—
(a)who resides in Northern Ireland, or
(b)who the Chief Constable believes is in, or is intending to come to, Northern Ireland.
(4) It does not matter—
(a)whether the acts mentioned in subsection (2)(a) were carried out in a part of the United Kingdom or elsewhere, or
(b)whether they were carried out before or after the coming into operation of this section.
Commencement Information
I1S. 7 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 22(2)
I2S. 7 in operation at 19.10.2023 by S.R. 2023/174, art. 2