SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 Breach, revocation and amendment of supervision orders

Restrictions on court’s powers to revoke or amend order

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1

A youth court shall not—

a

exercise its powers under paragraph 5(1) above to make an order—

i

revoking a supervision order, or

ii

inserting in it a requirement authorised by Schedule 6 to this Act, or

iii

varying or cancelling such a requirement,

except in a case where the court is satisfied that the offender either is unlikely to receive the care or control he needs unless the court makes the order or is likely to receive it notwithstanding the order;

b

exercise its powers to make an order under paragraph 6(3) above except in such a case as is mentioned in paragraph (a) above;

c

exercise its powers under paragraph 5(1) above to make an order inserting a requirement authorised by paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to this Act in a supervision order which does not already contain such a requirement, unless the court is satisfied as mentioned in paragraph 6(1) of that Schedule on such evidence as is there mentioned.

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For the purposes of this paragraph “care” includes protection and guidance and “control” includes discipline.