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The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Probation

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2013-07-10

NORTHERN IRELAND

This Order—makes further provision with respect to the powers of the courts to deal with offenders, including fresh provision with respect to probation and community service orders and to release on licence of sex offenders;makes provision for 28 day remands;makes provision about the jurisdiction of courts in Northern Ireland in relation to certain offences of dishonesty and blackmail;makes provision for an accused to be open to question as to his own character if he impugns the character of a deceased victim of the alleged crime;abolishes the corroboration rules;makes provision relating to the verdict of insanity or unfitness to plead and provides for a trial of the facts in the case of a defendant found to be unfit to plead;creates an offence of witness and juror intimidation;creates new offences with respect to certain knives and other dangerous weapons; andenables rules to provide for the furnishing of information by the prosecution in criminal cases.

The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

art. 44A(4)

The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

Sch. 5

para. 7(9)

art. 1(4)

art. 2

Sch. 1

para. 18(b)

Sch. 2

para. 1

The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Sch. 2

para. 9(1)(a)(i)

Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Sch. 1

para. 112(5)(e)

Sch. 9

Pt. 1

Sch. 8

para. 1

s. 106(2)

art. 2(k)(m)

art. 3

The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

art. 54A

Offensive Weapons Act 2019

s. 37(3)

s. 70(3)

The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

art. 53(1)(a)

Offensive Weapons Act 2019

s. 43(2)

s. 70(3)

The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

art. 53(1)

Offensive Weapons Act 2019

s. 44(6)

s. 70(3)

The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

art. 53(2)-(9)

Offensive Weapons Act 2019

s. 44(7)

s. 70(3)

The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Instrument

Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998

s.9(1)

(2)

Sch.1 Pt.II

para.10

Sch.2

Pt.II

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN PROBATION ORDERS

Requirements as to activities etc.

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1

Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, a probation order may require the offender—

a

to present himself to a person or persons specified in the order at a place or places so specified;

b

to participate or refrain from participating in activities specified in the order—

i

on a day or days so specified; or

ii

during the probation period or such portion of it as may be so specified.

2

A court shall not include in a probation order a requirement such as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) unless—

a

it has consulted a probation officer; and

b

it is satisfied that it is feasible to secure compliance with the requirement.

3

A court shall not include a requirement such as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or a requirement to participate in activities if it would involve the co-operation of a person other than the offender and the probation officer responsible for his supervision, unless that other person consents to its inclusion.

4

A requirement such as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) shall operate to require the offender—

a

in accordance with instructions given by the probation officer responsible for his supervision, to present himself at a place or places for not more than 60 days in the aggregate; and

b

while at any place, to comply with instructions given by, or under the authority of, the person in charge of that place.

5

A place specified in an order shall have been approved by the Probation Board as providing facilities suitable for persons subject to probation orders.

6

A requirement to participate in activities shall operate to require the offender—

a

in accordance with instructions given by the probation officer responsible for his supervision, to participate in activities for not more than 60 days in the aggregate; and

b

while participating, to comply with instructions given by, or under the authority of, the person in charge of the activities.

7

Instructions given by a probation officer under sub-paragraph (4) or (6) shall, as far as practicable, be such as to avoid any interference with the times, if any, at which the offender normally works or attends a school or other educational establishment.