SCHEDULE 1 Youth offender panels: further court proceedings
F1Part 1ZAReferral back to appropriate court: extension of period for which contract has effect
Power of court
9ZD
(1)
If it appears to the appropriate court that it would be in the interests of justice to do so having regard to circumstances which have arisen since the contract took effect, the court may make an order extending the length of the period for which the contract has effect.
(2)
An order under sub-paragraph (1) above—
(a)
must not extend that period by more than three months; and
(b)
must not so extend that period as to cause it to exceed twelve months.
(3)
In deciding whether to make an order under sub-paragraph (1) above, the court shall have regard to the extent of the offender's compliance with the terms of the contract.
(4)
The court may not make an order under sub-paragraph (1) above unless—
(a)
the offender is present before it; and
(b)
the contract has effect at the time of the order.