The Community Service Orders (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/1345
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Title and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Community Service Orders (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 1989.

(2) This Order shall come into force on the same day as the Treatment of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 .

(3) In this Order—

(a) Articles 1 and 2 apply to England and Wales;

(b) Articles 1 and 3 apply to Scotland.

Section 2 Amendment of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973

In section 17B of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (making and amendment of community service orders relating to persons residing in Northern Ireland)—

(a) subsection (1) shall cease to have effect;

(b) in Subsection (2) for the words from the beginning to “that age” there shall be substituted the words “Where a court considering the making of a community service order is satisfied that the offender resides, or will be residing when the order comes into force, in Northern Ireland”; and

(c) in subsection (3)(a) the words “has attained the age of 17 years and” shall cease to have effect.

Section 3 Amendment of the Community Service by Offenders (Scotland) Act 1978

In section 6A of the Community Service by Offenders (Scotland) Act 1978 (community service orders relating to persons residing in Northern Ireland) in subsections (1) and (2)(a) the words “has attained the age of 17 years and” shall cease to have effect.