SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Minor and consequential amendments

PART 2Amendments relating to Part 9

Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)

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(1)

Section 123 of that Act (risk of sexual harm orders: application, grounds and effect) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

for “A chief officer of police” there is substituted “ The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland ”;

(b)

for “a magistrates' court” there is substituted “ a court of summary jurisdiction ”;

(c)

for “his police area” (in both places) there is substituted “ Northern Ireland ”;

(d)

for “the chief officer” (in both places) there is substituted “ the Chief Constable ”.

(3)

Subsection (2) is repealed.