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18. Discharge of orders

(1) On an application under this section -

(a) the High Court in England and Wales may discharge a serious crime prevention order in England and Wales;

(aa) the appropriate court in Scotland may discharge a serious crime prevention order in Scotland;

(b) the High Court in Northern Ireland may discharge a serious crime prevention order in Northern Ireland.

(2) An application for the discharge of an order may be made by -

(a) the relevant applicant authority (but see subsection (7)); or

(b) subject as follows -

(i) the person who is the subject of the order; or

(ii) any other person.

(3) The court must not entertain an application by the person who is the subject of the order unless it considers that there has been a change of circumstances affecting the order.

(4) The court must not entertain an application by any person falling within subsection (2)(b)(ii) unless it considers that -