12(1)Section 177 (community orders) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1) (requirements which may be included in a community order)—
(a)omit the “and” after paragraph (k), and
(b)after paragraph (l) insert “, and
(m)an electronic monitoring requirement (as defined by section 215).”
(3)In subsection (2) (provisions to which subsection (1) is subject)—
(a)omit the “and” after paragraph (g), and
(b)after paragraph (h) insert “, and
(i)section 215(2) (electronic monitoring requirement).”
(4)In subsection (3) (curfew or exclusion requirement must be accompanied by electronic monitoring requirement) for “(as defined by section 215)” substitute “ within section 215(1)(a) for securing the electronic monitoring of the curfew or exclusion requirement ”.
(5)Omit subsection (4) (power, in certain cases where subsection (3) does not apply, to impose requirement for electronic monitoring of another requirement included in the community order).
(6)In consequence, omit section 72(2) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 16 para. 12 in force at 17.10.2016 in relation to specified local justice areas until 13.10.2017 by S.I. 2016/962, art. 2 (with arts. 3, 4)
I2Sch. 16 para. 12 in force at 13.3.2017 in relation to specified local justice areas until 12.3.2018 by S.I. 2017/236, art. 2 (with arts. 3, 4)