Part 1Serious Crime Prevention Orders
General safeguards in relation to orders
I110Notice requirements in relation to orders
1
The subject of a serious crime prevention order is bound by it or a variation of it only if—
a
he is represented (whether in person or otherwise) at the proceedings at which the order or (as the case may be) variation is made; or
b
a notice setting out the terms of the order or (as the case may be) variation has been served on him.
2
The notice may be served on him by—
a
delivering it to him in person; or
b
sending it by recorded delivery to him at his last-known address (whether residential or otherwise).
3
For the purposes of delivering such a notice to him in person, a constable or a person authorised for the purpose by the relevant applicant authority may (if necessary by force)—
a
enter any premises where he has reasonable grounds for believing the person to be; and
b
search those premises for him.
4
In this Part “the relevant applicant authority” means—
a
in relation to a serious crime prevention order in England and Wales—
i
where the order was applied for by the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Director of Public Prosecutions;
iii
where the order was applied for by the Director of the Serious Fraud Office, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office; F2...
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where the order was applied for by the chief officer of police of a police force in England and Wales, the chief officer of police of any such police force;
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in relation to a serious crime prevention order in Scotland F5—
i
where the order was applied for by the Lord Advocate, the Lord Advocate;
ii
where the order was applied for by the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, the chief constable;
b
in relation to a serious crime prevention order in Northern Ireland F6—
i
where the order was applied for by the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, the Director;
ii
where the order was applied for by the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Chief Constable.