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Criminal Justice Act 1982

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4In section 6 of the [1978 c. 49.] Community Service by Offenders (Scotland) Act 1978 (community service orders relating to persons residing in England or Wales)—

(a)in subsections (1) and (2) for the word " 17 " there shall be substituted the word " 16 ";

(b)in subsection (1)—

(i)in section 1(2)(b) as substituted by paragraph (a) of that subsection, at the beginning there shall be inserted the words " where the offender is under the age of 17 years, " and after the word " persons" there shall be inserted the words " of the offender's age ";

(ii)in section 1(2)(d) as so substituted, for the words from " under the arrangements " to the end of paragraph (d) there shall be substituted the words " for the offender to perform work under the order made under subsection (1) above under the arrangements which exist in the petty sessions area in which he resides or will be residing for persons to perform work under community service orders made under section 14 of the [1973 c. 62.] Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 ; ";

(iii)at the end of paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the words " and as if for the words ' such an order' in paragraph (c) of the said subsection (2) there were substituted the words ' a community service order'; ";

(iv)in paragraph (b), for the words " section 1(2)(b)" there shall be substituted the words " section 1(2)(d) ";

(c)in subsection (2)—

(i)at the beginning of paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the words " where the offender is under the age of 17 years, ";

(ii)after the word " persons " in paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the words " of the offender's age ";

(iii)in paragraph (c), for the words from " under those arrangements " to " section 1(1)" there shall be substituted the words " for the offender to perform work under the order made under the said section 1(1) under the arrangements which exist in the petty sessions area in which he proposes to reside or is residing for persons to perform work under community service orders made under section 14 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 ";

(iv)for the words " paragraph (b)" there shall be substituted the words " paragraph (c) ";

(d")after subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

(2A)A community service order made under section 1(1) of this Act as amended by this section or amended in accordance with this section shall—

(a)specify the petty sessions area in England or Wales in which the offender resides or will be residing when the order or the amendment comes into force ; and

(b)require the probation committee for that area to appoint or assign a probation officer who will discharge in respect of the order the functions in respect of community service orders conferred on relevant officers by the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973..

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