SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13U.K.Transfer of suspended sentence orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland

Part 3 U.K.General provisions: breach or amendment

11U.K.In this Part of this Schedule—

  • home court” means—

    (a)

    if the offender resides in Scotland, or will be residing there at the relevant time, the sheriff court having jurisdiction in the locality in which the offender resides or proposes to reside, and

    (b)

    if he resides in Northern Ireland, or will be residing there at the relevant time, the court of summary jurisdiction acting for the petty sessions district in which he resides or proposes to reside;

  • “local authority” and “local authority area” are to be read in accordance with paragraph 5;

  • original court” means the court in England and Wales which made or last amended the order;

  • the relevant officer” means—

    (a)

    where the order specifies a local authority area in Scotland, the local authority officer appointed or assigned under paragraph 2(b), and

    (b)

    where the court specifies a petty sessions district in Northern Ireland, the probation officer appointed or assigned under paragraph 7(b);

  • the relevant time” means the time when the order or the amendment to it comes into force.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 13 wholly in force at 4.4.2005, see s. 336(3) and S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 35 (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)