Criminal Justice Act 1991

Part III U.K. Transfer of Probation Orders from Northern Ireland

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 (paras. 1 - 11) wholly in force at 1.10.1992 see s. 102(2)(3) and S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2

10 (1) Where F1 . . . a court in Northern Ireland considering the making of a probation order is satisfied that the offender resides in England and Wales, or will be residing there when the order comes into force, [F2 Article 10 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996] (probation orders) shall have effect as if after subsection (1) there were inserted the following subsection—

“(1A) A court shall not make a probation order in respect of any offender unless it is satisfied that suitable arrangements for his supervision can be made by the probation committee for the area which contains the petty sessions area in which he resides or will reside.”

(2) Where a probation order has been made by a court in Northern Ireland and—

(a) a court of summary jurisdiction acting for the petty sessions district in Northern Ireland for the time being specified in the order is satisfied that the offender F3 . . . proposes to reside or is residing in England and Wales; and

(b) it appears to the court that suitable arrangements for his supervision can be made by the probation committee for the area which contains the petty sessions area in which he resides or will reside,

the power of the court to amend the order under Schedule 2 to the [F4 Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996] shall include power to amend it by requiring him to be supervised in accordance with arrangements so made.

(3) Where a court is considering the making or amendment of a probation order in accordance with this paragraph, [F5 Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996] shall have effect as if—

(a) any reference to a probation officer were a reference to a probation officer assigned to the petty sessions area in England and Wales in which the offender resides or will be residing when the order or amendment comes into force;

(b) the reference in [F6 paragraph 4(3)] to 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 M1 Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, approved by the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland for the purposes of that section were a reference to treatment as a resident patient in a mental hospital within the meaning of paragraph 5 of Schedule 1A to the 1973 Act;

(c) the reference in [F7 paragraph 2(5)] to the Probation Board for Northern Ireland were a reference to the probation committee for the area in which the premises are situated; and

(d) references in [F8 paragraph 3] to a day centre were references to a probation centre within the meaning of paragraph 3 of Schedule 1A to the 1973 Act.

(4) A probation order made or amended in accordance with this paragraph shall specify the petty sessions area in England and Wales in which the offender resides or will be residing when the order or amendment comes into force.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 para. 10(1) repealed (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1996/3161, art. 2(d)(i); S.R. 1997/523, art.3

F2 Words in Sch. 3 para. 10(1) substituted (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1996/3161, art. 2(d)(ii); S.R. 1997/523, art.3

F3 Words in Sch. 3 para. 10(2) repealed (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1996/3161, art. 2(d)(iii); S.R. 1997/523, art.3

F4 Words in Sch. 3 para. 10(2) substituted (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1996/3161, art. 2(d)(iv); S.R. 1997/523, art.3

F5 Words in Sch. 3 para. 10(3) substituted (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1996/3161, art. 2(d)(v); S.R. 1997/523, art.3

F6 Words in Sch. 3 para. 10(3)(b) substituted (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1996/3161, art. 2(d)(vi); S.R. 1997/523, art.3

F7 Words in Sch. 3 para. 10(3)(c) substituted (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1996/3161, art. 2(d)(vii); S.R. 1997/523, art.3

F8 Words in Sch. 3 para. 10(3)(d) substituted (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1996/3161, art. 2(d)(viii); S.R. 1997/523, art.3

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 3 (paras. 1 - 11) wholly in force at 1.10.1992 see s. 102(2)(3) and S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14).

Prospective

11 (1) Where a probation order is made or amended in any of the circumstances specified in paragraph 10 above, the court which makes or amends the order shall send three copies of it as made or amended to the home court, together with such documents and information relating to the case as it considers likely to be of assistance to that court.

(2) Where a probation order is made or amended in any of the circumstances specified in paragraph 10 above, then, subject to the following provisions of this paragraph—

(a) the order shall be treated as if it were a probation order made in England and Wales; and

(b) [F9 the provisions of sections 41 and 42 of and Schedules 2 and 3 to the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (so far as relating to such orders)]. . . shall apply accordingly.

(3) Before making or amending a probation order in the circumstances specified in paragraph 10 above the court shall explain to the offender in ordinary language—

(a) the requirements of [F10 section 41 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000] relating to probation orders;

(b) the powers of the home court under [F11 Schedule 3 to that Act], as modified by this paragraph; and

(c) its own powers under this paragraph,

and an explanation given in accordance with this sub-paragraph shall be sufficient without the addition of an explanation under [F12 Article 10(3) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996].

(4) The home court may exercise in relation to the probation order any power which it could exercise in relation to a probation order made by a court in England and Wales by virtue of [F13 the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000], except a power conferred by [F13 paragraph [F14 4(1C)(d), 5(1C)(d) ] , 10(3) or 11(2) of Schedule 3 to that Act].

(5) If at any time while [F15 the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000] applies by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) above to a probation order made in Northern Ireland it appears to the home court—

(a) on information to a justice of the peace [F16 acting in the local justice area] for the time being specified in the order, that the offender has failed to comply with any of the requirements of [F15 that Act] applicable to the order; or

(b) on the application of the offender or [F17 the officer of a local probation board], that it would be in the interests of justice for the power conferred by [F18 paragraph 7 or 8 of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996] to be exercised,

the home court may require the offender to appear before the court which made the order.

(6) Where an offender is required by virtue of sub-paragraph (5) above to appear before the court which made the probation order, that court—

(a) may issue a warrant for his arrest; and

(b) may exercise any power which it could exercise in respect of the probation order if the offender resided in Northern Ireland,

and [F19 Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996] shall have effect accordingly.

(7) Where an offender is required by virtue of paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (5) above to appear before the court which made the probation order—

(a) the home court shall send to that court a certificate certifying that the offender has failed to comply with such of the requirements of the order as may be specified in the certificate, together with such other particulars of the case as may be desirable; and

(b) a certificate purporting to be signed by the clerk of the home court shall be admissible as evidence of the failure before the court which made the order.

(8) In this paragraph “home court” means, if the offender resides in England and Wales, or will be residing there at the time when the order or the amendment to it comes into force, the court of summary jurisdiction [F20 acting in the local justice area] in which he resides or proposes to reside.

Textual Amendments

F9 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 11(2)(b) substituted (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165, 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 147(1)(3)(a)

F10 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 11(3)(a) substituted (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165, 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 147(1)(3)(b)

F11 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 11(3)(b) substituted (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165, 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 147(1)(3)(c)

F12 Words in Sch. 3 para. 11(3) substituted (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1996/3161, art. 2(e)(ii); S.R. 1997/523, art. 3

F13 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 11(4) substituted (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165, 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 147(1)(3)(d)

F14 Words in Sch. 3 para. 11(4) substituted (prosp.) by Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000, ss. 74, 80, Sch. 7 para. 111(b) (and the said Sch. 7 para. 111(b) was repealed (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 332, 336, Sch. 37 Pt. 7; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 31 (subject to Sch. 2)

F15 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 11(5) substituted (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165, 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 147(1)(3)(e)

F16 Words in Sch. 3 para. 11(5) substituted (1.4.2005) by The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/886), art. 2, Sch. para. 48(b)

F17 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 11(5)(b) substituted (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 43, s. 74, Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 4(b)(2); S.I. 2001/919, art. 2(f)(i)

F18 Words in Sch. 3 para. 11(5)(b) substituted (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1996/3161, art. 2(e)(iii); S.R. 1997/523, art. 3

F19 Words in Sch. 3 para. 11(6) substituted (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1996/3161, art. 2(e)(iv); S.R. 1997/523, art. 3

F20 Words in Sch. 3 para. 11(8) substituted (1.4.2005) by The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/886), art. 2, Sch. para. 48(b)

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 3 (paras. 1 - 11) wholly in force at 1.10.1992 see s. 102(2)(3) and S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(1), Sch. 2.