Victims Rights and Support Act 2013
88Time when restraining order ceases to be in force
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88 Time when restraining order ceases to be in force
88 Time when restraining order ceases to be in force
(1) If, after a restraining order is made in reliance on the charging of a person with an offence—
(a) the charge is withdrawn and the person is not charged with a related offence by the time of the withdrawal—the restraining order ceases to be in force when the charge is withdrawn, or
(b) the person is acquitted of the charge and the person is not charged with a related offence by the time of the acquittal—the restraining order ceases to be in force when the acquittal occurs.
(2) If a restraining order is made in reliance on the charging of a person with (or the conviction of a person of) an offence, the restraining order ceases to be in force 2 years after it is made.
(3) If a restraining order is made against a person referred to in section 79 (c), the restraining order ceases to be in force 2 years after it is made.
(4) The Supreme Court may, on the application of an appropriate officer, extend for a specified period the period for which a restraining order is in force under this section.