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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Amendment of treatment requirements of community order on report of practitioner

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Version Superseded: 01/06/2014

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Point in time view as at 06/04/2010.

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Criminal Justice Act 2003, Cross Heading: Amendment of treatment requirements of community order on report of practitioner is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 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

Amendment of treatment requirements of community order on report of practitionerE+W

18(1)Where the medical practitioner or other person by whom or under whose direction an offender is, in pursuance of any requirement to which this sub-paragraph applies, being treated for his mental condition or his dependency on or propensity to misuse drugs or alcohol—E+W

(a)is of the opinion mentioned in sub-paragraph (3), or

(b)is for any reason unwilling to continue to treat or direct the treatment of the offender,

he must make a report in writing to that effect to the responsible officer and that officer must apply under paragraph 17 to the appropriate court for the variation or cancellation of the requirement.

(2)The requirements to which sub-paragraph (1) applies are—

(a)a mental health treatment requirement,

(b)a drug rehabilitation requirement, and

(c)an alcohol treatment requirement.

(3)The opinion referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is—

(a)that the treatment of the offender should be continued beyond the period specified in that behalf in the order,

(b)that the offender needs different treatment,

(c)that the offender is not susceptible to treatment, or

(d)that the offender does not require further treatment.

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

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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