SCHEDULE 1BREACH OF LIBERATION CONDITION
Offence of breaching condition
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1
A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person breaches a liberation condition by reason of—
a
failing to comply with an investigative liberation condition,
b
failing to appear at court as required by the terms of an undertaking, or
c
failing to comply with the terms of an undertaking, other than the requirement to appear at court.
2
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where (and to the extent that) a person breaches a liberation condition by reason of committing an offence (in which case see paragraph 3).
3
It is competent to amend a complaint to include an additional charge of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) at any time before the trial of a person in summary proceedings for—
a
the original offence, or
b
an offence arising from the same circumstances as the original offence.
4
In sub-paragraph (3), “the original offence” is the offence in connection with which—
a
an investigative liberation condition was imposed, or
b
an undertaking was given.