Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/4/part/7/crossheading/violent-offender-orders
Timestamp: 2019-03-23 20:19:57
Document Index: 748965156

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Cross Heading: Violent offender orders is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 23 March 2019. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Violent offender ordersE+W
98Violent offender ordersE+W
[F1(6)The Secretary of State may by order—
(b)make consequential amendments to subsection (4).]
F1S. 98(6) inserted (13.5.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), ss. 119(1), 185(1); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 9
I1S. 98 in force at 3.8.2009 by S.I. 2009/1842, art. 2(a)
99Qualifying offendersE+W
(1)In this Part “qualifying offender” means a person aged 18 or over who is within subsection (2) or (4).
(2)A person is within this subsection if (whether before or after the commencement of this Part)—
(a)the person has been convicted of a specified offence and either—
(i)a custodial sentence of at least 12 months was imposed for the offence, or
(ii)a hospital order was made in respect of it (with or without a restriction order),
(b)the person has been found not guilty of a specified offence by reason of insanity and subsection (3) applies, or
(c)the person has been found to be under a disability and to have done the act charged in respect of a specified offence and subsection (3) applies.
(3)This subsection applies in the case of a person within (2)(b) or (2)(c) if the court made in respect of the offence—
(a)a hospital order (with or without a restriction order), or
(4)A person is within this subsection if, under the law in force in a country outside England and Wales (and whether before or after the commencement of this Part)—
(a)the person has been convicted of a relevant offence and either—
(i)a sentence of imprisonment or other detention for at least 12 months was imposed for the offence, or
(ii)an order equivalent to that mentioned in subsection (3)(a) was made in respect of it,
(b)a court exercising jurisdiction under that law has made in respect of a relevant offence a finding equivalent to a finding that the person was not guilty by reason of insanity, and has made in respect of the offence an order equivalent to one mentioned in subsection (3), or
(c)such a court has, in respect of a relevant offence, made a finding equivalent to a finding that the person was under a disability and did the act charged in respect of the offence, and has made in respect of the offence an order equivalent to one mentioned in subsection (3).
(5)In subsection (4) “relevant offence” means an act which—
(b)would have constituted a specified offence[F2, or the offence of murder,] if it had been done in England and Wales.
(6)An act punishable under the law in force in a country outside England and Wales constitutes an offence under that law for the purposes of subsection (5) however it is described in that law.
(7)Subject to subsection (8), on an application under section 100 the condition in subsection (5)(b) (where relevant) is to be taken as met in relation to the person to whom the application relates (“P”) unless, not later than rules of court may provide, P serves on the applicant a notice—
(c)requiring the applicant to prove that it is met.
(8)If the court thinks fit, it may permit P to require the applicant to prove that the condition is met even though no notice has been served under subsection (7).
F2Words in s. 99(5)(b) inserted (13.5.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), ss. 119(3), 185(1); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 9
I2S. 99 in force at 3.8.2009 by S.I. 2009/1842, art. 2(b)
100Applications for violent offender ordersE+W
(1)A chief officer of police may by complaint to a magistrates' court apply for a violent offender order to be made in respect of a person—
I3S. 100 in force at 3.8.2009 by S.I. 2009/1842, art. 2(c)
I4S. 101 in force at 3.8.2009 by S.I. 2009/1842, art. 2(d)
102Provisions that orders may containE+W
I5S. 102 in force at 3.8.2009 by S.I. 2009/1842, art. 2(e)
103Variation, renewal or discharge of violent offender ordersE+W
(1)A person within subsection (2) may by complaint apply to the appropriate magistrates' court—
(a)for an order varying or discharging a violent offender order;
(b)for an order (a “renewal order”) renewing a violent offender order for such period of not more than 5 years as is specified in the renewal order.
(b)the chief officer of police who applied for the order,
(c)(if different) the chief officer of police for the area in which the offender resides, and
(d)(if different) a chief officer of police who believes that the offender is in, or is intending to come to, his police area.
(3)The “appropriate magistrates' court” means the magistrates' court that made the order or (if different)—
(a)a magistrates' court for the area in which the offender resides, or
(b)where the application under this section is made by a chief officer of police, any magistrates' court whose commission area includes any part of the chief officer's police area.
(4)On an application under this section the appropriate magistrates' court may, after hearing—
(b)any other persons mentioned in subsection (2) who wish to be heard,
make such order varying, renewing or discharging the violent offender order as the court considers appropriate.
But this is subject to subsections (5) to (7).
(5)A violent offender order may only be—
(b)varied so as to impose additional prohibitions, restrictions or conditions on the offender,
if the court considers that it is necessary to do so for the purpose of protecting the public from the risk of serious violent harm caused by the offender (and any renewed or varied order may contain only such prohibitions, restrictions or conditions as the court considers necessary for this purpose).
(6)References in subsection (5) to prohibitions, restrictions or conditions are to prohibitions, restrictions or conditions authorised by section 102.
(7)The court may not discharge the violent offender order before the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the date on which it comes into force under section 101 unless consent to its discharge is given by the offender and—
(a)where the application under this section is made by a chief officer of police, by that chief officer, or
(b)where the application is made by the offender, by the chief officer of police for the area in which the offender resides.
I6S. 103 in force at 3.8.2009 by S.I. 2009/1842, art. 2(f)
I7S. 104 in force at 3.8.2009 by S.I. 2009/1842, art. 2(g)
105Notice of applicationsE+W
(a)any application under section 100 for a violent offender order,
(b)any application under section 104 for an interim violent offender order, and
(c)any application under section 103 for the variation, discharge or renewal of a violent offender order, or for the variation or discharge of an interim violent offender order.
(2)A magistrates' court may not begin hearing such an application unless it is satisfied that the relevant person has been given notice of—
(3)In this section “the relevant person” means—
(a)the person to whom the application mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) relates, or
(b)the person in respect of whom the order mentioned in subsection (1)(c) has been made,
I8S. 105 in force at 3.8.2009 by S.I. 2009/1842, art. 2(h)
106AppealsE+W
has been made may appeal to the Crown Court against the making of the order.
(2)Such a person may also appeal to the Crown Court against—
(a)the making of an order under section 103, or
(b)any refusal to make such an order.
(3)On an appeal under this section, the Crown Court—
(4)For the purposes of section 103(3) an order made by the Crown Court on an appeal made by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) is to be treated as if made by the court from which the appeal was brought.
I9S. 106 in force at 3.8.2009 by S.I. 2009/1842, art. 2(i)