CAP. 378]
Community Service Orders
{1984 Ed.
Originally 78 of 1984.
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CHAPTER 378
COMMUNITY SERVICE ORDERS
To make provision for criminal offenders to be required to perform unpaid work of benefit to the community in place of, or in addition to, other sentences, and for incidental matters.
[23 November 1984.]
Short title.
Interpretation.
(Cap. 298.)
Application.
Power to make community service orders.
PART I
GENERAL
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Community Service Orders Ordinance.
2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"community service order" means an order made under section 4(1);
"court" includes a magistrate;
"offender" means a person in respect of whom a community service order is in force or a court is considering making such an order;
"principal probation officer" means the person appointed to be the principal probation officer under section 9 of the Probation of Offenders Ordinance;
"probation officer" means a person appointed to be a probation officer under section 9 of the Probation of Offenders Ordinance;
"supervising probation officer" means the supervising probation officer referred to in section 5(3).
(2) An offence is to be treated as punishable with imprisonment for the purposes of this Ordinance notwithstanding any prohibition or restriction imposed by any Ordinance on the imprisonment of young offenders.
3. The power to make community service orders may be exercised by any court sitting at a particular place where that court is notified by the Director of Social Welfare that facilities for the administration of community service orders are available in respect of orders made at that place.
PART II
COMMUNITY SERVICE ORDERS
4. (1) Where a person of or over 14 years of age is convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment, the court which sentences him for that offence may make an order requiring him to
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CAP. 378]
Community Service Orders
{1984 Ed.
Originally 78 of 1984.
7
· CHAPTER 378
COMMUNITY SERVICE ORDERS
To make provision for criminal offenders to be required to perform unpaid work of benefit to the community in place of, or in addition to, other sentences, and for incidental matters.
[23 November 1984.]
Short title.
Interpretation.
(Cap. 298.)
Application.
Power to make community service orders.
PART I
GENERAL
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Community Service Orders Ordinance.
2. (1) In this Ordinance. unless the context otherwise requires- "community service order" means an order made under section 4(1): "court" includes a magistrate;
"offender" means a person in respect of whom a community service
order is in force or a court is considering making such an order: "principal probation officer" means the person appointed to be the principal probation officer under section 9 of the Probation of Offenders Ordinance;
"probation officer" means a person appointed to be a probation officer under section 9 of the Probation of Offenders Ordinance: "supervising probation officer" means the supervising probation
officer referred to in section 5(3).
(2) An offence is to be treated as punishable with imprison- ment for the purposes of this Ordinance notwithstanding any prohibition or restriction imposed by any Ordinance on the impri- sonment of young offenders.
3. The power to make community service orders may be exercised by any court sitting at a particular place where that court is notified by the Director of Social Welfare that facilities for the administration of community service order are available in respect of orders made at that place.
PART II
COMMUNITY SERVICE ORDERS
4. (1) Where a person of or over 14 years of age is convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment, the court which sentences him for that offence may make an order requiring him to
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