37Interim HRO orders

### 37 Interim HRO orders > > (1)  The Supreme Court may, on receiving an application, make an interim high risk offender order (an ***interim HRO order***) in relation to an offender if it appears to the Court that – > > > > > > (a) the offender will cease to be in custody, or to be subject to an HRO order, before the Supreme Court determines whether to make, or refuse to make, an HRO order in relation to the offender; and > > > > > > > (b) the matters alleged in information before the Court would, if proved, justify the making of an HRO order in relation to the offender. > > > (2)  If the offender to which an interim HRO order relates is in custody, the Supreme Court may, if the Court considers that it is necessary to detain the offender for a period in order to enable arrangements to be made for the offender to be supervised under an HRO order or the interim HRO order – > > > > > > (a) order that the offender be detained for a period specified in the order, of not more than 7 days, after the offender would, but for the order, cease to be in custody; and > > > > > > > (b) defer the commencement of the interim HRO order until the end of that period. > > > (3)  As soon as practicable after making an order under [subsection (2)(a)](#GS37@Gs2@Hpa@EN) , the Supreme Court must issue a warrant of committal of the offender for the period specified in the order after the offender would, but for the order, cease to be in custody. > > > (4)  A warrant under [subsection (3)](#GS37@Gs3@EN) is sufficient authority for the offender to be kept in custody in accordance with the terms of the warrant. > > > (5)  The Supreme Court may, subject to [section 39(8)](#GS39@Gs8@EN) , make a second or subsequent interim HRO order in relation to an offender.