Version Superseded: 01/12/2020
Point in time view as at 01/05/2017. This version of this provision has been superseded.
Criminal Justice Act 2003, Section 270 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
[F1(1)Subsection (2) applies where a court makes an order under section 269(2) or (4).]
(2)[F2In complying with the duty under section 174(2) to state its reasons for deciding on the order made,] the court must, in particular—
(a)state which of the starting points in Schedule 21 it has chosen and its reasons for doing so, and
(b)state its reasons for any departure from that starting point.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 270(1) substituted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 64(3)(a), 151(1); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a)
F2Words in s. 270(2) substituted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 64(3)(b), 151(1); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 270 excluded (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 73(7), 178; S.I. 2006/378, art. 5(1)
C2S. 270 applied (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 74(14), 178; S.I. 2005/378, art. 5(1) (with art. 5(2))
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