C2Part 9Sentencing: Principles and Procedures

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Chapter 1Principles and Procedures applying to Service Courts and Summary Hearings

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I1I2253Duties in complying with section 252

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In complying with section 252(1)(a) an officer or the Summary Appeal Court must—

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if section 239 (guilty pleas) applies and as a result of taking into account a matter mentioned in section 239(2) the officer or court has imposed a punishment on the offender which is less severe than the punishment that would otherwise have been imposed, state that fact;

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In complying with section 252(1)(a) a court other than the Summary Appeal Court must—

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where guidelines indicate that a sentence of a particular kind, or within a particular range, would normally be appropriate for the offence and the sentence is of a different kind or is outside that range, state the court's reasons for deciding on a sentence of a different kind or outside that range;

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if section 239 (guilty pleas) applies and as a result of taking into account a matter mentioned in section 239(2) the court has imposed a punishment on the offender which is less severe than the punishment it would otherwise have imposed, state that fact;

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In this section “guidelines” has the same meaning as in section 259.