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              “(5)                In relation to a person serving a sentence of imprisonment to which

an intermittent custody order under section 167 of the Criminal

Justice Act 2003 relates, any reference in this section to his detention

or to his release shall be construed in accordance with section

14E(7).”

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Children Act 1989 (c. 41)

  51       The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.

  52      (1)      Section 68 (persons disqualified from being foster parents) is amended as

follows.

          (2)      In subsection (2)(d), the words “a probation order has been made in respect

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of him or he has been” are omitted.

          (3)      After subsection (2) there is inserted—

              “(2A)                A conviction in respect of which a probation order was made before

1st October 1992 (which would not otherwise be treated as a

conviction) is to be treated as a conviction for the purposes of

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subsection (2)(d).”

  53      (1)      In Schedule 9A (child minding and day care for young children), paragraph

4 is amended as follows.

          (2)      In paragraph (2)(g), the words “placed on probation or” are omitted.

          (3)      At the end there is inserted—

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              “(7)                A conviction in respect of which a probation order was made before

1st October 1992 (which would not otherwise be treated as a

conviction) is to be treated as a conviction for the purposes of this

paragraph.”.

Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53)

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  54       The Criminal Justice Act 1991 is amended as follows.

  55       Section 65 (supervision of young offenders after release) is omitted.

  56      (1)      Schedule 3 (reciprocal enforcement of certain orders) is amended as follows.

          (2)      In paragraph 10(3)(d), for the words from “paragraph 3 of Schedule 2”

onwards there is substituted “section 183 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

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          (3)      In paragraph 11(2) —

              (a)             in paragraph (a)—

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

order”, and

                    (ii)                  after “England and Wales” there is inserted “under section

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161 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”, and

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

                             “(b)                               the provisions of Part 12 of that Act (so far as

relating to such orders) shall apply accordingly.”.

          (4)      In paragraph 11(3), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there is substituted—

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                      “(a)                        the requirements of Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003

relating to community orders (within the meaning of that

Part);

 

 

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                      (b)                        the powers of the home court under Schedule 7 to that Act,

as modified by this paragraph; and”.

          (5)      In paragraph 11(4), for the words from “probation order made by a court”

onwards there is substituted “community order made by a court in England

and Wales under section 161 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, except a power

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conferred by paragraph 9(1)(b) or (c) or 13(2) of Schedule 7 to that Act”.

          (6)      In paragraph 11(5), for “the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act

2000” there is substituted “Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

Aggravated Vehicle-Taking Act 1992 (c. 11)

  57       In section 1 of the Aggravated Vehicle-Taking Act 1992 (new offence of

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aggravated vehicle taking), in subsection (2)(a), for “section 127 of the

Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000” there is substituted

“section 148 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33)

  58       In section 25 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (no bail for

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defendants charged with or convicted of homicide or rape after previous

conviction of such offences), in subsection 3(c)—

              (a)             the words “placing the offender on probation or” are omitted, and

              (b)             for “him” there is substituted “the offender”.

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

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

(qualifications for standard licence), 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 165 of the

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

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          (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 161 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, a community

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

  61      (1)      Section 234 (probation orders: persons residing in England and Wales) is

amended as follows.

          (2)      For subsection (2) there is substituted—

              “(2)                Subsection (1) above applies to any probation order made under

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section 228 unless the order includes requirements which are more

onerous than those which a court in England and Wales could

 

 

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              impose on an offender under section 161 of the Criminal Justice Act

2003.”

          (3)                        In subsection (4)—

              (a)             in paragraph (a)—

                    (i)                   for “paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act” there is

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substituted “section 189(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”,

                    (ii)                  for “or, as the case may be, community rehabilitation orders”

there is substituted “or, as the case may be, community

orders under Part 12 of that Act”, and

                    (iii)                 for “paragraph 5 of the said Schedule 2” there is substituted

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“section 189 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”, and

              (b)             in paragraph (b), for “sub-paragraphs (5) to (7) of the said paragraph

5” there is substituted “sections 189(4) and 190(1) and (2) of the

Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (4)      In subsection (5), for “Schedule 3” onwards there is substituted “Schedule 7

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to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 shall apply as if it were a community order

made under section 161 of that Act”.

          (5)      In subsection (6)—

              (a)             for “Schedule 3 to the 2000 Act” there is substituted “Schedule 7 to

the Criminal Justice Act 2003”,

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              (b)             for “sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) of paragraph 4” there is substituted

“sub-paragraphs (6) and (7) of paragraph 9”, and

              (c)             for “sub-paragraph (4)” there is substituted “sub-paragraph (6)”.

          (6)      In subsection (10)—

              (a)             for the words from “paragraph 6” to “community rehabilitation

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orders” there is substituted “paragraph 8 of Schedule 8 (which

relates to community orders”, and

              (b)             for “an order made under section 41” there is substituted “a

community order made under Part 12”.

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

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Wales)—

              (a)             in subsection (1)—

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

there is substituted “under an unpaid work requirement

imposed by a community order (within the meaning of Part

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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

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

requirements imposed by community orders made under

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section 161 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”

there is substituted “unpaid work requirements imposed by

community orders made under section 161 of the Criminal Justice

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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

2003”.

 

 

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  63       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

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

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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

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

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Criminal Justice Act 2003)”,

              (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)—

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

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

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Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

Education Act 1996 (c. 56)

  64       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 161 the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

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Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c. 43)

  65       The Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 is amended as follows.

  66       In section 31 (duration and conditions of licences), in subsection (6), for

“section 46(3) of the 1991 Act” there is substituted “section 238(2) of the

Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

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Sex Offenders Act 1997 (c. 51)

  67       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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  68       The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is amended as follows.

  69       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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206 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003;”; and

              (b)             subsection (2) is omitted.

  70      (1)      Section 38 (local provision of youth justice services) is amended as follows.

 

 

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          (2)      In subsection (4)(g), for “probation order, a community service order or a

combination order” there is substituted “community order under section 161

of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (3)      In subsection (4)(i), after “1997 Act”)” there is inserted “or by virtue of

conditions imposed under section 231 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

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

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

  72      (1)      Section 6 (committal for sentence in certain cases where offender committed

in respect of another offence) is amended as follows.

          (2)      In subsection (3)(b), for “section 120(1) below” there is substituted

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“paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 10 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (3)      For subsection (4)(e), there is substituted—

                    “(e)                      paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 10 to the Criminal Justice Act

2003 (committal to Crown Court where offender convicted

during operational period of suspended sentence).”.

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  73       In section 7 (power of Crown Court on committal for sentence under section

6), in subsection (2), for “section 119 below” there is substituted “paragraphs

7 and 8 of Schedule 10 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

  74       In section 12 (absolute and conditional discharge)—

              (a)             in subsection (1) for “109(2), 110(2) or 111(2) below” there is

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substituted “section 110(2) or 111(2) below or section 207, 208, 209 or

210 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003)”, and

              (b)             subsection (4) (duty to explain effect of order for conditional

discharge) is omitted.

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

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“COMMUNITY ORDERS” there is substituted “YOUTH COMMUNITY

ORDERS”.

  76       For section 33 there is substituted—

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

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

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orders—

                    (a)                   a curfew order;

                    (b)                   an exclusion order;

                    (c)                   an attendance centre order;

                    (d)                   a supervision order;

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                    (e)                   an action plan order.

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

of or includes—

                    (a)                   a community order under section 161 of the Criminal Justice

Act 2003, or

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                    (b)                   one or more youth community orders.”

  77      (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”.

  78      (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 132, 134

and 141 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.

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

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

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

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

  81      (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 132, 134

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and 141 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”.

          (4)      Subsection (10) is omitted.

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

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

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

          (2)      In subsection (1)—

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

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“sections 132, 134 and 141 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

omitted.

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

above” there is substituted “sections 132, 134 and 141 of the Criminal Justice

Act 2003”.

  85      (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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132, 134 and 141 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 161 of the Criminal

Justice Act 2003”.

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          (4)      Subsection (11) is omitted.

  86       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”.

  87      (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 161 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

          (3)      Subsection (7) is omitted.

  88       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”.

  89       In section 82A (determination of tariffs), in subsection (3)(c), for “sections

33(2) and 35(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991” there is substituted “section

226(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

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  90      (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

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

a detention and training order”.

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

136 and 137 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.

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

          (2)      In subsection (1)—

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

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substituted “Subject to sections 90 and 91 above, sections 208 and 210

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

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

                           “(b)                             that subsection (2) of section 136 of the Criminal

Justice Act 2003 applies or the case falls within

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subsection (3) of that section,”.

          (3)      Subsection (4) is omitted.

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

offence), subsection (3) is omitted.

 

 

 
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