Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

Amendment by Crown Court

14 (1) This paragraph applies where—

(a) a youth rehabilitation order is in force in respect of an offender,

(b) the order—

(i) was made by the Crown Court, and

(ii) does not contain a direction under paragraph 36 of Schedule 1, and

(c) an application for the amendment of the order is made to the Crown Court by the offender or the responsible officer.

(2) If the Crown Court is satisfied that the offender proposes to reside, or is residing, in a local justice area (“the new local justice area”) other than the local justice area for the time being specified in the order, the court—

(a) must, if the application under sub-paragraph (1)(c) was made by the responsible officer, or

(b) may, in any other case,

amend the youth rehabilitation order by substituting the new local justice area for the area specified in the order.

(3) Sub-paragraph (2) is subject to paragraph 15.

(4) The Crown Court may by order amend the youth rehabilitation order—

(a) by cancelling any of the requirements of the order, or

(b) by replacing any of those requirements with a requirement of the same kind which could have been included in the order when it was made.

(5) Sub-paragraph (4) is subject to paragraph 16.