SECOND GROUP OF PARTS

Provisions applying to sentencing courts generally
PART 2

Powers exercisable before passing sentence
CHAPTER 1

Deferment of sentence

Availability of deferment order
4
1
A deferment order is available to the Crown Court or a magistrates' court in respect of an offence where—
a
the offender is before the court to be dealt with for the offence, and
b
no previous deferment order has been made in respect of the offence.
See also section 11(4) (power of Crown Court to make further deferment order where magistrates' court commits offender for sentence).
2
But a deferment order is not available to a magistrates' court dealing with an offender in respect of an offence for which section 85(1)(a) (compulsory referral conditions) requires the court to make a referral order.
S. 4 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2