Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

Part 12 U.K. Sentencing

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 12 (ss. 142-305) modified (4.4.2005) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Sentencing) (Transitory Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/643), art. 3

Pt. 12 modified (28.3.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 183(4), 383 (as amended (1.4.2008) by The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/912), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 23(2)(b)); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Chapter 1 E+W General provisions about sentencing

Valid from 04/04/2005

General restrictions on community sentences E+W

147 Meaning of “community sentence” etc. E+W

(1) In this Part “community sentence” means a sentence which consists of or includes—

(a) a community order (as defined by section 177), or

(b) one or more youth community orders.

(2) In this Chapter “youth community order” means—

(a) a curfew order as defined by section 163 of the Sentencing Act,

(b) an exclusion order under section 40A(1) of that Act,

(c) an attendance centre order as defined by section 163 of that Act,

(d) a supervision order under section 63(1) of that Act, or

(e) an action plan order under section 69(1) of that Act.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 147 wholly in force at 4.4.2005, see s. 336(3) and S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 7 (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)