Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) Act 2011

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Change of residence by offender in respect of orders made in District Court or Circuit Court.

9.— The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 10:

“10.— (1) Where a community service order is in force and, on application to the court, by the offender or by a relevant officer, the court is satisfied that the offender proposes to change, or has changed, his or her residence from the district of residence or circuit of residence, as the case may be, to another district court district or circuit and, it appears to the court that arrangements can be made in that other district court district or circuit for the offender to perform work under the order, the court may amend the order by substituting the other district court district or circuit, as the case may be, for the district of residence, or circuit of residence, as the case may be, and the district court district or circuit so substituted shall be deemed to be the district of residence or circuit of residence, as the case may be, for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Where a community service order is amended under this section, the court shall cause certified copies of the order as so amended to be sent to—

(a) the judge of the District Court assigned to the district of residence (as so amended) or, as may be appropriate, the judge of the Circuit Court assigned to the circuit of residence (as so amended), and

(b) the Director of the Probation Service who shall give or cause to be given to the offender a copy of the order.”.