SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5E+W Breach, revocation and amendment of attendance centre orders

Breach of order or attendance centre rulesE+W

1(1)Where an attendance centre order is in force and it appears on information to a justice acting for a relevant petty sessions area that the offender—E+W

(a)has failed to attend in accordance with the order, or

(b)while attending has committed a breach of rules made under section 62(3) of this Act which cannot be adequately dealt with under those rules,

the justice may issue a summons requiring the offender to appear at the place and time specified in the summons before a magistrates’ court acting for the area or, if the information is in writing and on oath, may issue a warrant for the offender’s arrest requiring him to be brought before such a court.

(2)For the purposes of this paragraph a petty sessions area is a relevant petty sessions area in relation to an attendance centre order—

(a)if the attendance centre which the offender is required to attend by the order or by virtue of an order under paragraph 5(1)(b) below is situated in it; or

(b)if the order was made by a magistrates’ court acting for it.