Valid from 31/10/2009
Restrictions on imposing community punishmentE+W
Prospective
F124E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 25 para. 24 omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 64(5)(c), 151(1); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a)
Prospective
25E+WIn section 254(1) (savings for powers to mitigate sentence etc.) for “and 270” substitute “ , 270 and 270B ”.
26(1)Section 270 (community punishments: general restrictions etc.) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)After subsection (6) insert—
“(6A)The fact that by virtue of any provision of this section—
(a)a community punishment may be awarded in respect of an offence, or
(b)particular restrictions on liberty may be imposed by a community punishment,
does not require a court to award such a punishment or to impose those restrictions.”
(3)Subsection (7) is omitted.
(4)In subsection (8)—
(a)the word “Accordingly” is omitted; and
(b)for “151(2) of the 2003 Act as applied by this section” substitute “ 270B(4) ”.
Prospective
F227E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 25 para. 27 repealed (2.4.2012) by Armed Forces Act 2011 (c. 18), s. 32(3), Sch. 3 para. 20(3), Sch. 5; S.I. 2012/669, art. 4(d)(f)(i)