Cessation of protection and assistance

(1) Protection or assistance provided under the Justice Protection Programme to a participant, (a) shall be terminated by the Centre if the participant requests in writing that it be terminated; or (b) may be terminated by the Centre if, (i) the participant deliberately breaches a term of the of (ii) the discovers that the participant had knowingly given information to the Centre that was false or misleading in a material particular; (iii) the participant’s conduct is, in the opinion of the Centre, likely to compromise the integrity of the (iv) the circumstances that gave rise to the need for protection or assistance for the participant, cease to exist; (v) the participant deliberately breaches an undertaking, including an undertaking to give evidence, in relation to a matter, or material relevant to the Programme; (vi) the participant refuses or fails to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding 24 when required to do so under section 12 (7) of this Act; or (vii) there is, in the opinion of the Centre, no reasonable justification for the to remain in the (2) Where the Centre decides under subsection (1) (b) of this section, to terminate protection or assistance or both under the Programme, the Centre shall, (a) take reasonable steps to notify the participant of the decision; and (b) notify the other approved authorities of the decision. (3) A participant who receives such a notification may, within twenty- eight days after receiving the notice, apply in writing to the Minister for a review of the decision of the Centre. (4) Where a participant applies for a review of the decision of the Centre, the Minister shall, (a) allow the participant a reasonable opportunity to state his case; (b) review the decision of the Centre and, (i) confirm or reverse it; or (ii) vary it with the consent of the participant, and inform the participant, in writing, of the decision. (5) A decision of the Centre pursuant to subsection (1) (b) of this section, to terminate protection or assistance or both shall be effected as follows, 25 (a) where the participant’s whereabouts are unknown and the Centre has taken reasonable steps to notify the participant of the decision but has been unable to do so or where, in the opinion of the Minister, the participant is avoiding notification, the protection shall be terminated at the end of the period of twenty- eight days after those steps were commenced; (b) where the participant does not apply for a review of the decision in accordance with subsection (3) of this section, termination shall take effect at the end of the period of twenty- eight days after the participant receives the notification; or (c) if the participant applies for a review of the decision in accordance with subsection (3) of this section and the Minister notifies the participant that the decision of the Centre is confirmed, termination shall take effect from the date of receipt of the notification.