Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

44 Referral orders: extension on further conviction

(1) For paragraphs 10 to 12 of Schedule 1 to the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 substitute—

“10 (1) This paragraph applies where—

(a) an offender aged under 18 is subject to referral, and

(b) a relevant court is dealing with the offender for an offence in relation to which paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 16(1) apply.

(2) The relevant court may sentence the offender for the offence by making an order extending any compliance period.

(3) The relevant court may not extend the length of a compliance period so that it becomes longer than 12 months.

(4) In this paragraph and paragraph 13 “relevant court” means a youth court or other magistrates’ court.”

(2) In paragraph 13 of that Schedule—

(a) omit sub-paragraphs (1), (6) and (7),

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), for “paragraph 11 or 12 above in respect of the offence mentioned in paragraph 10 above” substitute “paragraph 10 in respect of an offence”, and

(c) in sub-paragraph (8), for “paragraphs 10 to 12” substitute “paragraph 10”.

(3) In consequence of the amendments made above—

(a) in paragraphs 5(3) and 9 of that Schedule, for “paragraph 9ZD, 11 or 12” substitute “paragraphs 9ZD or 10”,

(b) in the heading before paragraph 13 of that Schedule, for “paragraph 11 and 12” substitute “paragraph 10”, and

(c) in paragraph 14(1)(a) of that Schedule, for “paragraph 11 or 12” substitute “paragraph 10”.

(4) The amendments made by this section apply in relation to a person dealt with for an offence committed before or after this section comes into force.