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1(1)This paragraph applies where—U.K.
(a)a community order is available to a court dealing with an offender, and
(b)the court is satisfied that the offender—
(i)resides in Scotland, or
(ii)if a community order is made, will reside there when the order comes into force.
(2)The court may make a community order only if—
(a)it appears to the court that suitable arrangements for the offender's supervision can be made by the local council in Scotland, and
(b)the order will satisfy paragraphs 4 and 5.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 11 para. 1 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
2(1)This paragraph applies where—U.K.
(a)a community order is in force,
(b)the appropriate court (within the meaning of Schedule 10) is satisfied that the offender—
(i)resides in Scotland, or
(ii)proposes to reside there, and
(c)it appears to the court that suitable arrangements for the offender's supervision can be made by the local council in Scotland.
(2)The power of the appropriate court to amend the order under Part 4 of Schedule 10 (“the amendment power”) includes power to amend the order by requiring—
(a)the order to be complied with in Scotland, and
(b)the offender to be supervised in accordance with the arrangements referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(c).
(3)But the appropriate court may exercise the amendment power in that way only if the order (as amended) will satisfy paragraphs 4 and 5.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 11 para. 2 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
3U.K.Paragraphs 4 and 5 apply where a court makes or amends a community order in accordance with this Part of this Schedule.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 11 para. 3 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
4U.K.The order must not impose—
(a)an alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement,
(b)an attendance centre requirement, or
(c)an electronic whereabouts monitoring requirement.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 11 para. 4 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
5(1)The order must not impose a locally based requirement unless it appears to the court that—U.K.
(a)arrangements exist for persons to comply with such a requirement in the locality in Scotland in which the offender resides, or will be residing at the relevant time, and
(b)provision can be made for the offender to comply with the requirement under those arrangements.
(2)For the purposes of this paragraph, “locally based requirement” means any of the following—
(a)an unpaid work requirement;
(b)a rehabilitation activity requirement;
(c)a programme requirement;
(d)a mental health treatment requirement;
(e)a drug rehabilitation requirement;
(f)an alcohol treatment requirement;
(g)an electronic compliance monitoring requirement.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 11 para. 5 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
6U.K.Where a court makes or amends a community order in accordance with this Part of this Schedule, Schedule 9 (requirements) has effect as if—
(a)any reference to the responsible officer were a reference to the local authority officer concerned;
(b)the following provisions were omitted—
(i)paragraph 13(3) (residence requirement: hostel or institution not to be specified except on recommendation);
(ii)paragraph 31(2) (responsible person to be of prescribed description);
(iii)paragraph 34 (requirement not to be imposed unless Secretary of State has notified arrangements);
(c)in paragraph 16 (mental health treatment requirement), in sub-paragraph (2), for the definition of “in-patient treatment” there were substituted—
““in-patient treatment” means treatment as a resident patient in a hospital within the meaning of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, not being a State hospital within the meaning of that Act;”.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 11 para. 6 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
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