Part I POWERS EXERCISABLE BEFORE SENTENCE
Deferment of sentence
1BF1Breach of undertakings
1
A court which under section 1 above has deferred passing sentence on an offender may deal with him before the end of the period of deferment if—
a
he appears or is brought before the court under subsection (3) below; and
b
the court is satisfied that he has failed to comply with one or more requirements imposed under section 1(3)(b) above in connection with the deferment.
2
Subsection (3) below applies where—
a
a court has under section 1 above deferred passing sentence on an offender;
b
the offender undertook to comply with one or more requirements imposed under section 1(3)(b) above in connection with the deferment; and
c
a person appointed under section 1A(2) above to act as a supervisor in relation to the offender has reported to the court that the offender has failed to comply with one or more of those requirements.
3
Where this subsection applies, the court may issue—
a
a summons requiring the offender to appear before the court at a time and place specified in the summons; or
b
a warrant to arrest him and bring him before the court at a time and place specified in the warrant.