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Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act 1983

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Requirements under community service order and failure to comply with such requirements.

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7.—(1) An offender in respect of whom a community service order is in force shall—

F23[(a) report to a relevant officer as directed from time to time by or on behalf of the Director of the Probation Service,]

(b) perform satisfactorily for the number of hours specified in the order such work at such times as he may be directed by or on behalf of the relevant officer to whom he is required to report under this subsection or by or on behalf of an officer discharging functions previously discharged by that officer, and

(c) notify the officer to whom he is required to report under this subsection of any change of address.

(2) Subject to section 9, the work to be performed under a community service order shall be performed in the period of one year beginning on the date of the order but, unless revoked, the order shall remain in force until the offender has worked under it for the number of hours specified in it.

(3) Directions given under subsection (1) (b) shall, so far as practicable, avoid any interference with the times the offender normally works or attends a school or other educational or training establishment.

(4) An offender who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and, without prejudice to the continuance in force of the community service order, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £300.

F23[(5) An offence under subsection (4) may be prosecuted by a probation officer.]

F24[(6) Subsection (4) shall not apply to an offender to whom subsection (2) of section 2 applies.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F23

Substituted (1.10.2011) by Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) Act 2011 (24/2011), s. 6(a),(b), S.I. No. 467 of 2011.

F24

Inserted (11.01.2016) by Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014 (7/2014), s. 19(1)(e), S.I. No. 6 of 2016.

F25

Substituted by Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (34/2026), s. 21(d)(i), (ii), not commenced as of date of revision.

Modifications (not altering text):

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Prospective affecting provision: subs. (2) substituted, subs. (5) amended by Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (34/2026), s. 21(d)(i), (ii), not commenced as of date of revision.

F25[(2) Subject to section 9, the work to be performed under a community service order shall be performed—

(a) where the total number of hours the offender is required to work under that order does not exceed 240 hours, in the period of one year beginning on the date of the order, or

(b) where the total number of hours the offender is required to work under that order exceeds 240 hours, in the period of 2 years beginning on the date of the order,

but, unless revoked, the order shall remain in force until the offender has worked under it for the number of hours specified in it.]

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F23[(5) An offence under subsection (4) may be prosecuted by a F25[relevant officer].]

Editorial Notes:

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Previous affecting provision: subs. (6) inserted by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), s. 18(1)(d), not comenced; repealed (11.01.2016) by Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014 (7/2014), s. 4(e), S.I No. 6 of 2016.