4.—F21[(1) If, on the making of an application for an excluding order relating to a house or between the making of the application and its determination, the court is of the opinion that there are reasonable grounds for believing that, if the order is not made immediately, there is an immediate risk of significant harm to any person residing, working or otherwise lawfully in or in the vicinity of such house or of a housing estate in which such house is situate, the court may by order (in this Act referred to as an ‘interim excluding order’)—

(a) in the case of a respondent who is under 18 years of age and is residing at the house in respect of which the application was made, prohibit the respondent, until further order of the court or until such other time as the court shall specify—

(i) from entering or being in the vicinity of another specified house or being in or in the vicinity of any specified place or area, consisting of a place or area where one or more of the houses there are under the control and management of a housing authority, or

(ii) from doing all or any of the things referred to in subparagraph (i) unless specified conditions are complied with,

but no interim excluding order in respect of a respondent to whom this paragraph relates shall be made ex parte by virtue of subsection (3),

(b) in the case of a respondent who is under the age of 18 years and is not residing at the house in respect of which the application was made, prohibit the respondent—

(i) from entering or being in the vicinity of that house or any other specified house or being in or in the vicinity of any specified place or area, consisting of a place or area where one or more of the houses there are under the control and management of a housing authority, or

(ii) from doing all or any of the things referred to in subparagraph (i) unless specified conditions provided for by the order are complied with,

but no interim excluding order in respect of a respondent to whom this paragraph relates shall be made ex parte by virtue of subsection (3),

(c) in any other case—

(i) direct the respondent, if residing at the house in respect of which the application was made, to leave that house until further order of the court or until such other time as the court shall specify, and not re-enter it during the period that the order is in force, and

(ii) whether the respondent is or is not residing at the house in respect of which the application was made, prohibit the respondent—

(I) from entering or being in the vicinity of that house or any other specified house or being in or in the vicinity of any specified place or area, consisting of a place or area where one or more of the houses there are under the control and management of a housing authority, or

(II) from doing all or any of the things referred to in clause (I) unless specified conditions provided for by the order are complied with.]

(2) Subsections (4) and (5) of section 3 shall apply to an interim excluding order as they apply to an excluding order.

(3)(a) An interim excluding order may be made ex parte where, having regard to the circumstances of the particular case, the court considers it necessary or expedient to do so in the interests of justice.

(b) The application for such an order shall be grounded on an affidavit or information sworn by the applicant.

(c) If an interim excluding order is made ex parte—

(i) a note of evidence given by the applicant shall be prepared forthwith—

(I) by the judge,

(II) by the applicant or the applicant's solicitor and approved by the judge, or

(III) as otherwise directed by the judge,

and

(ii) a copy of the order, affidavit or information and note shall be served on the respondent as soon as practicable.

(d) The order shall have effect for a period, not exceeding 8 working days, to be specified in the order, unless, on application by the applicant for the excluding order and on notice to the respondent, the interim excluding order is confirmed within that period by order of the court.

(e) The order shall contain a statement of the effect of paragraph (d).

(f) In paragraph (d) ‘working days’ means days other than Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays (within the meaning of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997).

(4) An interim excluding order shall cease to have effect on the determination by the court of the application for an excluding order.]