Part 2Notification and orders
Notification requirements
F188DReview of indefinite notification requirement: transitional arrangements
1
This section applies to a relevant sex offender falling within section 88A(1)(b)(ii) if the person—
a
was aged under 18 on the relevant date; and
b
after disregarding any time referred to in subsection (2), has been subject to the notification requirements of Part 1 of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 and this Part for a total period of at least 8 years on the date on which this section comes into force.
2
That time is any time during which the relevant sex offender was—
a
remanded in or committed to custody by order of the court;
b
serving a sentence of imprisonment or a term of service detention;
c
detained in hospital; or
d
outside the United Kingdom,
before the relevant sex offender first notified information to the police under section 2(1) of the Sex Offenders Act 1997.
3
The relevant chief constable must no later than the applicable date—
a
make a notification continuation order in respect of the relevant sex offender; or
b
notify the relevant sex offender that the offender ceases to be subject to the notification requirements of this Part on the applicable date.
4
Section 88C(2) to (8) applies in relation to this section, but a reference to the date of discharge is to be read as a reference to the applicable date.
5
In this section, the “applicable date” is the date falling 3 months after the date on which this section comes into force.