Magistrates' Courts (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1997
These Rules amend the Magistrates' Courts Rules (Northern Ireland 1984 (“the principal Rules”) in consequence of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (“the Order”). The Order provides a sentencing framework which lays down procedural requirements which a court must observe before imposing certain sentences and makes two new disposals (a combination order and a custody probation order) available to the court. The Order restates with some amendments, provision made in the Probation Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 and Part III of the Treatment of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1976. The Order further makes provision with respect to mentally disordered offenders and to release on licence of sex offenders.