Criminal Justice Act 2003

223 Power to amend limits E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may by order amend—

(a) subsection (2) of section 199 (unpaid work requirement), or

(b) subsection (2) of section 204 (curfew requirement),

by substituting, for the maximum number of hours for the time being specified in that subsection, such other number of hours as may be specified in the order.

(2) The Secretary of State may by order amend any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (3) by substituting, for any period for the time being specified in the provision, such other period as may be specified in the order.

(3) Those provisions are—

(a) section 204(3) (curfew requirement);

(b) section 205(2) (exclusion requirement);

[F1 (ba) section 212A(2) (alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement)]

F2 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3 (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 223(3)(ba) inserted (31.7.2014 only in relation to the South London local justice area for specified purposes until 31.3.2016, 1.4.2016 for specified local justice areas for all purposes other than application by the Armed Forces Act 2006 until 31.3.2018) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 76(7), 77, 151(3); S.I. 2014/1777, arts. 2, 3, 4(1) (with art. 4(2)) (as amended (30.7.2015) by S.I. 2015/1480, arts. 1, 2 and (30.1.2016) by S.I. 2016/1, arts. 1, 2); S.I. 2016/286, arts. 2, 3, 4(1) (with art. 4(2)) (as amended (31.3.2017) by S.I. 2017/225, arts. 1, 2)

F2 S. 223(3)(c) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 74(3), 151(1); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a)

F3 S. 223(3)(d) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 75(2), 151(1); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 223 modified (28.3.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 182(3), 383, Sch. 6 para. 8; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Commencement Information

I1 S. 223 wholly in force at 7.3.2005; s. 223 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); s. 223(1)(2)(3)(a)(b) in force for certain purposes at 26.1.2004 by S.I. 2003/3282, art. 2, Sch.; s. 223 in force in so far as not already in force at 7.3.2005 by S.I. 2005/373, art. 2