Criminal Justice Act 2003

4 (1) Where a court is considering the making or amendment of a community order by virtue of paragraph 3, Chapter 4 of Part 12 of this Act has effect subject to the following modifications. U.K.

(2) Any reference to the responsible officer has effect as a reference to the probation officer responsible for the offender’s supervision or, as the case may be, discharging in relation to the offender the functions conferred by Part 2 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I. 24)).

(3) The following provisions are omitted—

F1 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) subsection (4) of section 206 (residence requirement), and

(d) [F3 subsection (4)] [F3 subsections (4) and (9)] of section 218 (availability of arrangements in local area).

(4) In section 207 (mental health treatment requirement), for subsection (2)(a) there is substituted—

“(a) treatment (whether as an in-patient or an out-patient) at such hospital as may be specified in the order, being a hospital within the meaning of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, approved by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for the purposes of paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I. 24));”.

(5) In section 214 (attendance centre requirement), any reference to an attendance centre has effect as a reference to a day centre, as defined by paragraph 3(6) of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I. 24)).

(6) In section 215 (electronic monitoring requirement), in subsection (3), the words from “and” onwards are omitted.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 9 para. 4(3)(a) omitted (1.2.2015) by virtue of Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 5 para. 7(5) (with Sch. 7 para. 7); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(v)

F2 Sch. 9 para. 4(3)(b) omitted (1.2.2015) by virtue of Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), ss. 16(3)(b), 22(1); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(n)

F3 Words in Sch. 9 para. 4(3)(d) substituted (17.10.2016 in relation to specified local justice areas until 30.6.2018, 13.3.2017 in relation to specified local justice areas until 12.3.2019) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 16 para. 20(6); S.I. 2016/962, art. 2 (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (9.10.2017) by S.I. 2017/976, art. 2); S.I. 2017/236, art. 2 (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (12.3.2018 at 10 p.m.) by S.I. 2018/357, arts. 1, 2)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 9 wholly in force at 4.4.2009; Sch. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); Sch. 9 in force for certain purposes at 4.4.2005 and otherwise in force at 4.4.2009 by S.I. 2005/950, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 33 (subject to Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2007/391, art. 2)