SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17Transfer of suspended sentence orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland

PART 2Northern Ireland

4Restriction on making suspended sentence order where offender resides in Northern Ireland

1

This paragraph applies where—

a

a relevant suspended sentence order is available to a court dealing with an offender, and

b

the court is satisfied that the offender—

i

resides in Northern Ireland, or

ii

if a relevant suspended sentence order is made, will reside there when the order comes into force.

2

The court may make a relevant suspended sentence order only if—

a

it appears to the court that suitable arrangements for the offender’s supervision can be made by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland, and

b

the order will satisfy paragraphs 8 and 9.

3

If the court makes a relevant suspended sentence order in accordance with this paragraph, it may not provide for it to be subject to review.