Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003
PART 2 Exclusion Orders | ||
Exclusion order. |
3.—(1) The District Court, on conviction of a person for an offence under section 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 or 9 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 , may by order prohibit the person from entering or being in the vicinity of specified catering premises between such times, and during such a period, as the Court may specify. | |
(2) Any period so specified shall not exceed 12 months and shall commence— | ||
(a) in case the person has been sentenced to imprisonment or detention for the offence, on the date of his or her release therefrom, or | ||
(b) in any other case, on the date of the order. | ||
(3) The governor or other person in charge of the place where a person who is subject to an order under subsection (1) is serving a sentence shall inform the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána of the date on which the person is to be released. | ||
(4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, does not comply with an order under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €650 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or both. | ||
(5) An appeal lies to the Circuit Court from an order under subsection (1). | ||
(6) In subsection (1) “offence” means an offence committed after the commencement of this Act. |