Sentencing Act 2020

CHAPTER 5E+WRecognizances

393Power of magistrates' court to dispense with recognizanceE+W

(1)This section applies where under an enactment, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Act, an offender sentenced on summary conviction to imprisonment or a fine is required to enter into a recognizance with or without sureties toβ€”

(a)keep the peace, or

(b)observe any other condition.

(2)The magistrates' court which convicted the offender may dispense with or modify the requirement.

(3)In subsection (1) β€œenactment” includes an enactment contained in a local Act or in any order, regulation or other instrument having effect by virtue of an Act.

Commencement Information

I1S. 393 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2