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Version Superseded: 01/12/2020

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Criminal Justice Act 2003, Paragraph 7 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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7(1)This paragraph applies to—E+W

(a)a community order made by a magistrates' court, or

(b)any community order which was made by the Crown Court and includes a direction that any failure to comply with the requirements of the order is to be dealt with by a magistrates' court.

F1(2)If at any time while a community order to which this paragraph applies is in force it appears on information to a justice of the peace F2. . . that the offender has failed to comply with any of the requirements of the order, the justice may—

(a)issue a summons requiring the offender to appear at the place and time specified in it, or

(b)if the information is in writing and on oath, issue a warrant for his arrest.

(3)Any summons or warrant issued under this paragraph must direct the offender to appear or be brought—

(a)in the case of a community order imposing a drug rehabilitation requirement which is subject to review, before the magistrates' court responsible for the order, or

[F3(b)in any other case, before a magistrates' court [F4acting in the local justice area] in which the offender resides or, if it is not known where he resides, before a magistrates' court acting for the petty sessions area concerned.]

(4)Where a summons issued under sub-paragraph (2)(a) requires the offender to appear before a magistrates' court and the offender does not appear in answer to the summons, the magistrates' court may issue a warrant for the arrest of the offender.

Textual Amendments

F1By The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/886), art. 2, Sch. para. 106(b), it is provided (1.4.2005) that in Sch. 8 para. 7(2) for the words "acting for the petty sessions area" there be substituted the words "acting in the local justice area"

F2Words in Sch. 8 para. 7(2) omitted (31.3.2005) by virtue of Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 29, 60, Sch. 5 para. 7(2); S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(d)

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 8 wholly in force at 4.4.2009; Sch. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); Sch. 8 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. 32 (subject to Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2007/391, art. 2)

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