Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17)

SCHEDULES

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

PART 2 Northern Ireland

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

4 (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.