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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5U.K.Breach, revocation and amendment of community punishments

Part 2 U.K.Overseas community orders

Breach of requirement of orderU.K.

12U.K.Paragraphs 5(1)(b) and 6(1) of that Schedule (warning and laying of information) have effect in relation to an overseas community order as if the references to causing an information to be laid before a justice of the peace in respect of the failure were references to applying to the court that made the order for the exercise of its powers in relation to the failure.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 5 para. 12 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)

13U.K.Paragraph 8 of that Schedule (issue of summons or warrant for breach) has effect in relation to such an order as if for it and the cross-heading before it there were substituted—

Issue of summons or warrantU.K.

8(1)If at any time while an overseas community order under the Armed Forces Act 2006 is in force it appears to the appropriate court, on an application by the responsible officer, that the offender has failed to comply with any of the requirements of the order, that court may—

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

(b)issue a warrant for his arrest.

(2)In sub-paragraph (1) “the appropriate court” means the court that made the order.

(3)Any summons or warrant issued under this paragraph must direct the offender to appear or be brought before the court issuing the summons or warrant.

(4)Where a summons issued under sub-paragraph (1)(a) requires the offender to appear before the court and he does not appear in answer to the summons, the court may issue a warrant for his arrest.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 5 para. 13 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)

14U.K.Paragraph 10 of that Schedule (powers of Crown Court on breach of community order) has effect in relation to an overseas community order as if—

(a)the cross-heading before it were “Powers of court that made the order”;

(b)any reference to the Crown Court in sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) and (5) were to the court that made the overseas community order; and

(c)for sub-paragraph (4) there were substituted—

(4)In dealing with an offender under sub-paragraph (1)(b) the court may, in the case of an offender who has wilfully and persistently failed to comply with the requirements of the order, impose a custodial sentence within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (where the order was made in respect of an offence punishable with such a sentence) notwithstanding anything in section 260(2) of that Act.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 5 para. 14 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)