Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

2 (1) This paragraph applies where the appropriate court for the purposes of paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 2 (amendment by reason of change of residence) or the Crown Court is satisfied that an offender in respect of whom a youth rehabilitation order is in force is residing or proposes to reside in Northern Ireland. E+W+N.I.

(2) The power of the court to amend the order under Part 4 of Schedule 2 includes power to amend it by requiring it to be complied with in Northern Ireland if it appears to the court that—

(a) in the case of an order which once amended will impose a requirement mentioned in sub-paragraph (6), that the conditions in sub-paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) are satisfied, or

(b) in any other case, that the conditions in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) are satisfied.

(3) The condition in this sub-paragraph is satisfied if the number of hours, days or months in respect of which any requirement of the order is imposed is no greater than the number of hours, days or months which may be imposed by a court in Northern Ireland in respect of a similar requirement in the order which the court proposes to specify as the corresponding order under paragraph 3(b).

(4) The condition in this sub-paragraph is satisfied if suitable arrangements for the offender's supervision can be made by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland or any other body designated by the Secretary of State by order.

(5) The condition in this sub-paragraph is satisfied in relation to an order that will impose a requirement mentioned in sub-paragraph (6) if—

(a) arrangements exist for persons to comply with such a requirement in the petty sessions district in Northern Ireland in which the offender resides, or will be residing when the amendment to the order takes effect, and

(b) provision can be made for the offender to comply with the requirement under those arrangements.

(6) The requirements referred to in sub-paragraphs (2)(a) and (5) are—

(a) an activity requirement (including an extended activity requirement);

(b) an unpaid work requirement;

(c) a programme requirement;

(d) an attendance centre requirement;

(e) a mental health treatment requirement;

(f) a drug treatment requirement;

(g) a drug testing requirement;

(h) an education requirement;

(i) an electronic monitoring requirement.

(7) The court may not by virtue of this paragraph require a local authority residence requirement or a fostering requirement to be complied with in Northern Ireland.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 30.11.2009 by S.I. 2009/3074, art. 2(o)