12(1)This paragraph applies where—
(a)the reference back to court was made under section 103(2) (request for extension of compliance period),
(b)the youth offender contract has taken effect and the compliance period has not expired, and
(c)the offender is before the appropriate court.
(2)If it appears to the appropriate court that it would be in the interests of justice to do so, having regard to circumstances which have arisen since the contract took effect, it may make an order extending the length of the compliance period but—
(a)not by more than 3 months, and
(b)not to more than 12 months.
(3)When deciding whether to make an order under sub-paragraph (2), the court must take into account the extent of the offender’s compliance with the contract.