Criminal Justice Act 2003

[F1 19A (1) The appropriate court may, on the application of the offender or [F2 an officer of a provider of probation services], amend a community order by substituting a later date for that specified under section 177(5). E+W

(2) A date substituted under sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) may not fall outside the period of six months beginning with the date previously specified under section 177(5);

(b) subject to that, may fall more than three years after the date of the order.

(3) The power under sub-paragraph (1) may not be exercised in relation to an order if it has previously been exercised in relation to that order.

(4) A date substituted under sub-paragraph (1) is to be treated as having been specified in relation to the order under section 177(5).

(5) In this paragraph “the appropriate court” has the same meaning as in paragraph 16.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 8 para. 19A and cross-heading inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 66(5), 151(1); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a) (with art. 5(1))

F2 Words in Sch. 8 para. 19A(1) substituted (1.6.2014) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 4 para. 6(6); S.I. 2014/1287, art. 2(d)