Part 1Alcohol-related violence and disorder
Chapter 1Drinking banning orders
Orders made on application
5Variation or discharge of orders under s. 3 or 4
1
This section applies to a drinking banning order made under section 3 or 4.
2
The following persons may apply to the court which made the order for it to be varied or discharged by a further order—
a
the subject;
b
the relevant authority on whose application the order was made.
3
In the case of an order under section 3 made by a magistrates' court, the reference in subsection (2) to the court which made the order includes a reference to a relevant local court.
4
An application under subsection (2) to a magistrates' court has to be made by complaint.
5
The order may not be varied so as to extend the specified period to more than two years.
6
The order may not be discharged unless—
a
it is discharged from a time after the end of the period that is half the duration of the specified period; or
b
the relevant authority on whose application the order was made has consented to its earlier discharge.