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Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 (c. 23)

  38      (1)      In Schedule 3 to the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995

(qualifications for standard license), paragraph 3 is amended as follows.

          (2)      In sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “exceeding three months” there is substituted

“of 12 months or more or, before the commencement of section 163 of the

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Criminal Justice Act 2003, a term exceeding 3 months”.

          (3)      In sub-paragraph (2)(c), for “community service order” there is substituted

“community order”.

          (4)      For sub-paragraph (3)(b), there is substituted—

                           “(b)                  “community order” means a community order under section 160

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of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, a community punishment order

made under section 46 of the Powers of Criminal Courts

(Sentencing) Act 2000 or a community service order under the

Community Service by Offenders (Scotland) Act 1978.”.

Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)

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  39       The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 is amended as follows.

  40       In section 242 (community service orders: persons residing in England and

Wales)—

              (a)             in subsection (1)—

                    (i)                   in paragraph (a)(ii), for “community punishment order”

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there is substituted “under an unpaid work requirement

imposed by a community order (within the meaning of Part

12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003)”, and

                    (ii)                  in paragraph (a)(iii), for “community punishment orders

made under section 46 of the Powers of Criminal Courts

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(Sentencing) Act 2000” there is substituted “unpaid work

requirements imposed by community orders made under

section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”,

              (b)             in subsection (2)(b), for “community punishment orders made under

section 46 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000”

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there is substituted “unpaid work requirements imposed by

community orders made under section 160 of the Criminal Justice

Act 2003”, and

              (c)             in subsection (3)(b), for “the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing)

Act 2000” there is substituted “Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act

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2003”.

  41       In section 244 (community service orders provisions relating to persons

living in England and Wales or Northern Ireland)—

              (a)             in subsection (3)(a)—

                    (i)                   for “community punishment order” there is substituted

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“community order (within the meaning of Part 12 of the

Criminal Justice Act 2003)”, and

                    (ii)                  for “community punishment orders” there is substituted

“such community orders”,

              (b)             in subsection (4)(a), for “community punishment orders” there is

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substituted “community orders (within the meaning of Part 12 of the

Criminal Justice Act 2003)”,

 

 

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              (c)             in subsection (5), for “community punishment order” there is

substituted “a community order (within the meaning of Part 12 of the

Criminal Justice Act 2003)”, and

              (d)             in subsection (6)—

                    (i)                   for “community punishment orders”, where first occurring,

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there is substituted “community orders (within the meaning

of Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003)”, and

                    (ii)                  in paragraph (b)(ii), for “the Powers of Criminal Courts

(Sentencing) Act 2000” there is substituted “Part 12 of the

Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

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Education Act 1996 (c. 56)

  42       In section 562 of the Education Act 1996 (Act not to apply to persons

detained under order of a court), for “probation order” there is substituted

“community order under section 160 the Criminal Justice Act 2003 or a

youth community order as defined by section 130(2) of that Act”.

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Sex Offenders Act 1997 (c. 51)

  43       In section 6(1) of the Sex Offenders Act 1997, in paragraph (a) of the

definition of “community order”, after “2000” there is inserted “(as that Act

had effect before the passing of the Criminal Justice Act 2003)”.

Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)

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  44       The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is amended as follows.

  45       In section 18 (interpretation etc. of Chapter 1)—

              (a)             after the definition of “responsible officer” in subsection (1) there is

inserted—

                                      “serious harm” shall be construed in accordance with section

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204 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003;”

              (b)             subsection (2) is omitted.

  46       In section 38 (local provision of youth justice services), in subsection (4)(g),

for “probation order, a community service order or a combination order”

there is substituted “community order under section 160 of the Criminal

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Justice Act 2003”.

Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)

  47       The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 is amended as follows.

  48       In section 12 (absolute and conditional discharge), subsection (4) (duty to

explain effect of order for conditional discharge) is omitted.

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  49       In the heading to Part 4, and the heading to Chapter 1 of that Part, for

“COMMUNITY ORDERS” there is substituted “YOUTH COMMUNITY

ORDERS”.

  50       For section 33 there is substituted—

 

 

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       “33                                                 Meaning of “youth community order” and “community sentence”

              (1)             In this Act “youth community order” means any of the following

orders—

                    (a)                   a curfew order;

                    (b)                   an exclusion order;

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                    (c)                   an attendance centre order;

                    (d)                   a supervision order;

                    (e)                   an action plan order.

              (2)             In this Act “community sentence” means a sentence which consists

of or includes—

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                    (a)                   a community order under section 160 of the Criminal Justice

Act 2003, or

                    (b)                   one or more youth community orders.”

  51      (1)      Section 36B (electronic monitoring of requirements in community orders) is

amended as follows.

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          (2)      In the heading for “community orders” there is substituted “youth

community orders”, and

          (3)      In subsection (1)—

              (a)             for “to (4)” there is substituted “and (3)”, and

              (b)             for “community order” there is substituted “youth community

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order”.

          (4)      In subsection (2) and (6)(a), for “community order” there is substituted

“youth community order”.

  52      (1)      Section 37 (curfew orders) is amended as follows.

          (2)      In subsection (1)—

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              (a)             after the word “person” there is inserted “aged under 16”, and

              (b)             for “sections 34 to 36 above” there is substituted “sections 131, 133

and 140 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (3)      In subsection (3)(a), for “six” there is substituted “three”.

          (4)      In subsection (5), for “community order” there is substituted “youth

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community order”.

          (5)      Subsection (10) is omitted.

  53       In section 39 (breach, revocation and amendment of curfew orders), for

“community orders” there is substituted “youth community orders”.

  54       In section 40 (curfew orders: supplementary), in subsection (3), for

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“paragraphs 2A(4) and (5) and” there is substituted “paragraph”.

  55      (1)      Section 40A (exclusion orders) is amended as follows.

          (2)      In subsection (1)—

              (a)             after “person” there is inserted “aged under 16”,

              (b)             for “sections 34 to 36 above” there is substituted “sections 131, 133

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and 140 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”, and

              (c)             for “two years” there is substituted “three months”.

          (3)      In subsection (5), for “community order” there is substituted “youth

community order”.

 

 

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          (4)      Subsection (10) is omitted.

  56       In section 40B (breach, revocation and amendment of exclusion orders), for

“community orders” there is substituted “youth community orders”.

  57      (1)      Section 60 (attendance centre orders) is amended as follows.

          (2)      In subsection (1)—

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              (a)             in paragraph (a), for “sections 34 to 36 above” there is substituted

“sections 131, 133 and 140 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003” and for

“21” there is substituted “16”, and

              (b)             in paragraph (b), for “21” there is substituted “16”, and

              (c)             paragraph (c) and the word “or” immediately preceding it are

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omitted.

          (3)      In subsection (4), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there is substituted “shall not

exceed 24”.

          (4)      In subsection (7), for “community order” there is substituted “youth

community order”.

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  58       In section 63 (supervision orders), in subsection (1), for “sections 34 to 36

above” there is substituted “sections 131, 133 and 140 of the Criminal Justice

Act 2003”.

  59      (1)      Section 69 (action plan orders) is amended as follows.

          (2)      In subsection (1), for “sections 34 to 36 above” there is substituted “sections

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131, 133 and 140 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”, and

          (3)      In subsection (5)(b), for “a community rehabilitation order, a community

punishment order, a community punishment and rehabilitation order,”

there is substituted “a community order under section 160 of the Criminal

Justice Act 2003”.

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          (4)      Subsection (11) is omitted.

  60       In section 70 (requirements which may be included in action plan orders and

directions), in subsection (5)(a), after the word “other” there is inserted

“youth community order or any”.

  61      (1)      Section 73 (reparation orders) is amended as follows.

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          (2)      In subsection (4)(b), for “a community punishment order, a community

punishment and rehabilitation order,” there is substituted “a community

order under section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (3)      Subsection (7) is omitted.

  62       In section 74 (requirements and provisions of reparation order, and

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obligations of person subject to it), in subsection (3)(a), after “community

order” there is inserted “or any youth community order”.

  63      (1)      Section 91 (offenders under 18 convicted of certain serious offences) is

amended as follows.

          (2)      In subsection (3), for “none of the other methods in which the case may

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legally be dealt with” there is substituted “neither a community sentence nor

a detention and training order”.

          (3)      In subsection (4), for “section 79 and 80 above” there is substituted “section

135 and 136 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

  64      (1)      Section 100 (detention and training orders) is amended as follows.

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          (2)      In subsection (1)—

              (a)             for the words from the beginning to “subsection (2)” there is

substituted “Subject to sections 90 and 91 above, sections 206 and

j714a of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, and subsection (2)”, and

              (b)             for paragraph (b) there is substituted—

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                           “(b)                             that subsection (2) of section 135 of the Criminal

Justice Act 2003 applies or the case falls within

subsection (3) of that section,”.

          (3)      Subsection (4) is omitted.

  65       In section 110 (required custodial sentence for third class A drug trafficking

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offence), subsection (3) is omitted.

  66       In section 111 (minimum of three years for third domestic burglary)

subsection (3) is omitted.

  67       In section 136 (power to order statement as to financial circumstances of

parent or guardian) in subsection (2), for “section 126 above” there is

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substituted “section 146 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

  68      (1)      Section 138 (fixing of fine or compensation to be paid by parent or guardian)

is amended as follows.

          (2)      In subsection (1)(a), for “section 128 above” there is substituted “section 148

of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

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          (3)      In subsection (2), for “sections 128(1) (duty to inquire into financial

circumstances) and” there is substituted “section 148(1) of the Criminal

Justice Act 2003 and section”.

          (4)      In subsection (4)—

              (a)             for “section 129 above” there is substituted “section 149 of the

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Criminal Justice Act 2003”,

              (b)             for “section 129(1)” there is substituted “section 149(1)”, and

              (c)             for “section 129(2)” there is substituted “section 149(2)”.

  69      (1)      Section 163 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

          (2)      In the definition of “attendance centre” for “section 62(2) above” there is

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substituted “section 201(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (3)      In the definition of “community order”, for “section 33(1) above” there is

substituted “section 160(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (4)      In the definition of “operational period”, for “section 118(3) above” there is

substituted “section 170(1)(b)(ii) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

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          (5)      In the definition of “pre-sentence report”, for “section 162 above” there is

substituted “section 142 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (6)      In the definition of “suspended sentence”, for “section 118(3) above” there is

substituted “section 170(7) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (7)      At the end there is inserted—

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               ““youth community order” has the meaning given by section 33(1)

above.”.

  70      (1)      Schedule 3 (breach, revocation and amendment of certain community

orders) is amended as follows.

 

 

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          (2)      For the heading to the Schedule there is substituted “Breach, revocation and

amendment of curfew orders and exclusion orders”.

          (3)      In paragraph 1(2), for paragraph (b) there is substituted—

                      “(b)                        in relation to an exclusion order, the petty sessions area for

the time being specified in the order.”.

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          (4)      In paragraph 2(1), for the words from the beginning to “order” there is

substituted “Where a curfew order or an exclusion order”.

          (5)      In paragraph 3(2)(c), for “neither a drug treatment and testing order a drug

abstinence order nor” there is substituted “not”.

          (6)      In paragraph 4—

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              (a)             in sub-paragraph (1C), for “him”, where first occurring, there is

substituted “the offender”,

              (b)             in paragraph (d), for the words from “the court could deal” onwards

there is substituted “he could have been dealt with for that offence by

the court which made the order if the order had not been made”, and

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              (c)             in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “79(2) of this Act” there is substituted

135(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (7)      In paragraph 5—

              (a)             in sub-paragraph (1C)—

                    (i)                   for “him”, where first occurring, there is substituted “the

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offender”, and

                    (ii)                  in paragraph (d), for the words from “Crown Court”

onwards, there is substituted “he could have been dealt with

for that offence by the court which made the order if the order

had not been made”, and

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              (b)             in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “79(2) of this Act” there is substituted

135(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (8)      For paragraph 6A there is substituted—

“Curfew orders imposed for breach of relevant order

          6A                 (1)                  Section 37 of this Act (curfew orders) shall apply for the purposes

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of paragraphs 4(1C)(a) and 5(1C)(a) above as if for the words from

the beginning to “make” there were substituted “Where a court

has power to deal with an offender under Part 2 of Schedule 3 to

this Act for failure to comply with any of the requirements of a

relevant order, the court may make in respect of the offender”.

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                           (2)                  The following provisions of this Act, namely—

                      (a)                     section 37(3) to (12), and

                      (b)                     so far as applicable, sections 36B and 40 and this Schedule

so far as relating to curfew orders

                            have effect in relation to a curfew order made by virtue of

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paragraphs 4(1C)(a) or 5(1C)(a) as they have effect in relation to

any other curfew order, subject to sub-paragraph (3) below.

                           (3)                  This Schedule shall have effect in relation to such a curfew order

as if—

                      (a)                     the power conferred on the court by each of paragraphs

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4(1C)(d), 5(1C)(d) and 10(3)(b) to deal with the offender for

the offence in respect of which the order was made were a

 

 

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                      (a)                     power to deal with the offender, for his failure to comply

with the relevant order, in any way in which the

appropriate court could deal with him for that failure if it

had just been proved to the satisfaction of the court;

                      (b)                     the reference in paragraph 10(1)(b) to the offence in respect

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of which the order was made were a reference to the failure

to comply in respect of which the curfew order was made;

and

                      (c)                     the power conferred on the Crown Court by paragraph

11(2)(b) to deal with the offender for the offence in respect

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of which the order was made were a power to deal with the

offender, for his failure to comply with the relevant order,

in any way in which the appropriate court (if the relevant

order was made by the magistrates’ court) or the Crown

Court (if that order was made by the Crown Court) could

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deal with him for that failure if it had just been proved to

its satisfaction.

                           (4)                  For the purposes of the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (a)

and (c) of sub-paragraph (3) above, as applied by that sub-

paragraph, if the relevant order is no longer in force the

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appropriate court’s powers shall be determined on the

assumption that it is still in force.”

          (9)      In paragraph 8(3), for “Sections 35 and 36 of this Act” there is substituted

“Sections 131 and 140 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (10)     In paragraph 10—

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              (a)             in sub-paragraph (2), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there is substituted

“a magistrates’ court acting for the petty sessions area concerned”,

and

              (b)             in sub-paragraph (3)(b)(ii), for the words from “it could deal”

onwards, there is substituted “he could have been dealt with for that

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offence by the court which made the order if the order had not been

made”.

          (11)     In paragraph 11(2)(b)(ii), for the words from “the court which made”, where

first occurring, onwards there is substituted “he could have been dealt with

for that offence by the court which made the order if the order had not been

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made”.

          (12)     In paragraph 13(2), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there is substituted “a

magistrates’ court not acting for the petty sessions area concerned”.

          (13)     For paragraph 19 and the heading immediately preceding it there is

substituted—

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“Amendment of requirements of curfew order or exclusion order

          19                 (1)                  Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 18 above but

subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a

magistrates’ court acting for the petty sessions area concerned

may, on the application of an eligible person, by order amend a

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curfew order or an exclusion order—

                      (a)                     by cancelling any of the requirements of the order; or

                      (b)                     by inserting in the order (either in addition to or in

substitution for any of its requirements) any requirement

 

 

 
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