Conditional cautions
71.—(1) An authorised person may give a conditional caution to a person aged 18 or over (“the offender”) if each of the five requirements in section 72 is satisfied.
(2) In this Chapter “conditional caution” means a caution which is given in respect of an offence committed by the offender and which has conditions attached to it with which the offender must comply.
(3) The conditions which may be attached to such a caution are those which have either or both of the following objects—
(a)facilitating the rehabilitation of the offender,
(b)ensuring that the offender makes reparation for the offence.
(4) In this Chapter “authorised person” means—
(a)a police officer, or
(b)a person authorised by the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland for the purposes of this section.