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(1)This Part makes provision for cautions known as—
(a)diversionary cautions, and
(b)community cautions.
(2)A diversionary caution may, in accordance with this Part, be given by an authorised person to a person aged 18 or over in respect of an offence.
(3)A community caution may, in accordance with this Part, be given by an authorised person to a person aged 18 or over in respect of an offence other than an excluded offence.
(4)Diversionary and community cautions must have one or more conditions attached to them.
(5)Breach of a condition may, in accordance with this Part, result in—
(a)prosecution for the offence, in the case of a diversionary caution, or
(b)a financial penalty, in the case of a community caution.
(6)In this Part “excluded offence” means—
(a)an indictable-only offence;
(b)an offence triable either way which is prescribed in regulations, or
(c)a summary offence which is prescribed in regulations.
(7)In this Part “authorised person”, in relation to a diversionary or community caution, means—
(a)a constable,
(b)an investigating officer, or
(c)a person authorised by a prosecution authority for purposes relating to cautions of that kind.
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