Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968
PART IPROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO SENTENCES ON AND DETENTION OF YOUNG OFFENDERS
Restrictions on imprisonment
1Restrictions on imprisonment.
Institutions for offenders
2Young offenders centres and remand centres.
S. 3 rep. by 2005 NI 15
4Exercise of powers of release.
Young offenders centres
5Detention in a young offenders centre.
S. 6 rep. by 1976 NI 4
7Transfer of young offenders between institutions.
8Transfer to prison of persons over twenty-one and maximum age for detention in a young offenders centre.
Remand centres
9Remand and committal of persons under twenty-one.
Ss. 10‐13 rep. by SLR 1980; 1980 NI 10
S. 14(1)(2) rep. by SLR 1980; subs. (3) rep. by...
PART IIFURTHER PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS
Ss. 15‐17 rep. by 1976 NI 14
Suspended Sentences
18Suspended sentence of imprisonment or order for detention in a young offenders centre.
19Power of court on conviction of further offence to deal with suspended sentence.
20Court which shall deal with a suspended sentence or order for detention.
21Discovery of further offences.
Miscellaneous
22Abolition of sentence of corporal punishment.
Ss. 23‐25 rep. by 1996 NI 24
26Duration of sentence.
S. 27 rep. by 1982 NI 10
28Computation of term of imprisonment
S. 29 rep. by 1976 NI 4; 1978 c. 23;...
S. 30 rep. by 1989 NI 15
S. 31 repeals s. 13(5) of 1953 c. 18 (NI)...
PART IIIGENERAL
32Financial provisions.
32ARules.
33Interpretation.
34Meaning of “imprisonment” in certain other Acts.
S. 35(1), with Schedule 3, effects amendments; subs. (2) rep....
36Short title and commencement.
SCHEDULES
Schedules 1, 2 rep. by 1976 NI 4
Schedule 3‐Amendments.
Schedule 4 rep. by 1976 NI 4; 1980 NI 10
Schedule 5‐Repeals

Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968

1968 Chapter 29

C1An Act to amend the law with respect to the treatment of offenders; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

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Act: functions transferred from Secretary of State to Department of Justice (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 4(1)(2), Sch. 1 (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)