Criminal Justice (Probation Orders) (Jersey) Law 1986

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Criminal Justice (Probation Orders) (Jersey) Law 1986

Article

1                 Additional powers of courts in relation to probation orders. 5

2                 Citation. 6

Table of Legislation History. 7

Table of Endnote References. 7

Criminal Justice (Probation Orders) (Jersey) Law 1986

1        Additional powers of courts in relation to probation orders

(1)     If it appears to the court that a probationer has failed to comply with any of the requirements of a probation order made by it, that court, in addition to its powers under the Loi (1937) sur l’atténuation des peines et sur la mise en liberté surveillée may commit the probationer to the Royal Court to determine whether there has been such a failure and to impose sentence.[1]

(2)     Where the Royal Court is empowered to impose sentence in pursuance of paragraph (1) it may –

(a)     impose such sentence as the court could impose for the offence in respect of which the probation order was made if the court had just convicted the probationer of that offence; or

(b)     in the case of a probationer to whom Article 4 of the Criminal Justice (Young Offenders) (Jersey) Law 2014 applies, a sentence of youth detention.[2]

(3)     In this Article –

“court” means the Magistrate’s Court or the Youth Court, as the case may be;

“Youth Court” means the Youth Court continued under Article 24 of the Criminal Justice (Young Offenders) (Jersey) Law 2014;

“probation order” means an order under the Loi (1937) sur l’atténuation des peines et sur la mise en liberté surveillée;

“probationer” means a person for the time being under supervision by virtue of a probation order.[3]

2        Citation

This Law may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Probation Orders) (Jersey) Law 1986.

Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

Table of Endnote References