Criminal Justice Act 2003

200Obligations of person subject to unpaid work requirementE+W
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(1)An offender in respect of whom an unpaid work requirement of a relevant order is in force must perform for the number of hours specified in the order such work at such times as he may be instructed by the responsible officer.

(2)Subject to paragraph 20 of Schedule 8 and paragraph 18 of Schedule 12 (power to extend order), the work required to be performed under an unpaid work requirement of a community order or a suspended sentence order must be performed during a period of twelve months.

(3)Unless revoked, a community order imposing an unpaid work requirement remains in force until the offender has worked under it for the number of hours specified in it.

(4)Where an unpaid work requirement is imposed by a suspended sentence order, the supervision period as defined by section [F1189(1A)] continues until the offender has worked under the order for the number of hours specified in the order, but does not continue beyond the end of the operational period as defined by section [F2189(1)(a)].

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Commencement Information

I1S. 200 wholly in force at 4.4.2005; s. 200 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); s. 200(1) in force for certain purposes at 26.1.2004 by S.I. 2003/3282, art. 2, Sch.; s. 200 in force in so far as not already in force at 4.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 13 (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)