C R I . A L JUSTICE (REFORY)

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THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE (REFORM) ACT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
3. Other punishment in lieu of imprisonment in certain circumstances.
4. Powers of Court m relation to 6nes.
5. Attendance at day training centers.
6. Suspended sentence.
7. Subsequent offence during operational paid.
8. Discovery of Mer offence.
9. Suspended sentence supervision order.

10. Community service order.
I 1. Breach of order made under section 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16.
1 2. Attendance order.
13. Curfew order.
14. Electronic monitoring of curfew orders.
15. Combination m k s .
16. Mediation ader.
17. Review of sentences by Court of Appeal.
18. Forfkiture of property used for commission of offience.
19. Short sentences of imprisonment.
20. Rules.

SCHEDULES.

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THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE (REFORM) ACT ~ r t s
7 uf 1918,

I . This Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Reform) Shofl'il"~
Act.

Inlerprctb- 2. In this Act- tiun.

"authorized officer" means a probation officer or such u z o m
other person as may be specified in the order of the S. 2 (h).

Court;
"Circuit Court" shall be deemed to include the Gun Court;
"day training centre" means any premises declared by the

Minister to be a place at which persons may be
required to attend by a probation order made under
section 5 or by an attendance order under section 12; snoal

"firearm" and "imitation firearm" have the same meaning s. z (a).

as in section 25 of the Firearms Act;
"sentence of imprisonment" does not include a committal

in default of payment of any sum of money, or for
want of sufficient distress to satisfy any sum of
money, or for failure to. do or abstain from doing
anything required to be done or left undone;

"suspended sentence" as respects any offender, means a
sentence which is ordered, pursuant to section 6, not to
take effect unless the offender commits another
offence.

3.-(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), where a ouf=
person who has attained the age of eighteen years is convicted in
any court for any offence, the court, instead of sentencing such lieu of
person to imprisonment, shall deal with him in any other manner Fzy:-
prescribed by law. certain ci-

cumstances.
112005
S. 7(2Xe).

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(2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply
where-

(a) the court is of the opinion that no other method of
dealing with the offender is appropriate; or

(b) the offence is murder; or

(c) [Deleted by Act 6 of 2001.1
(4 the person at the time of commission of the offence,

was in illegal possession of a weapon referred to in
First Schedule the First Schedule, a firearm or imitation firearm.
612001 ~ - ~ ~ -
s. 3 (c).

(3) Where a court is of opinion that no other method
of dealing with an offender mentioned in subsection (1) is
appropriate, and passes a sentence of imprisonment on the
offender, the court shall state the reason for so doing; and
for the purpose of determining whether any other method
of dealing with any such person is appropriate the court
shall take into account the nature of the offence and shall
obtain and consider information relating to the character,
home surroundings and physical and mental condition of
the offender.

(4) Where for the purposes of subsection (1) it is
necessary to determine the age of any person the court shdl
make due enquiry as to the age of that person, and shall take
such evidence as may be forthcoming at the hearing of the case,
but an order or judgment of the court shall not be invalidated by
any subsequent proof that the age of that person has not been
correctly stated to the court; and the age presumed or declared
by the court to be the age of that person shall, for the purposes
of this Act, be deemed to be the true age of that person.

Power of 4.-41) Where a Circuit Court is empowered to impose a sen-
Coun in
relation 10 tence of imprisonment (other than where the offence is murder)
tines

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the Court may, in addition to or in lieu of such sentence of
imprisonment, impose a fine and order that in default of
payment forthwith of such fine, the person on whom such fine is
imposed shall suffer such imprisonment as may be ordered by
the Court.

(2) Where any fine has been imposed by a Circuit Court
the Court at the time when such fine is imposed or at any tin.e
thereafter may-

(a) allow time for payment of the fine; or

(h ) direct that the fine be paid by instalments; or

(c) extend the time allowed for the payment of the fine or
for the payment of any instalment thereof, and the
person liable to pay the fine may be required, if the
Court thinks fit, to enter into recognizance with or
without surety to the satisfaction of the Court for the
due payment thereof.

(3) Where any fine is directed to be paid by instalments,
the person liable to pay the fine shall, on making default in the
payment of any instalment thereof, be liable to be imprisoned
for such proportion of the full term passed upon him in default
of payment of the fine, as the sum remaining unpaid by him
bears to the fine imposed upon him:

Provided that the Court may, if it thinks fit, instead of 612001
sentencing such person to imprisonment, deal with him in any S.4(d).
other manner prescribed by law.

5.-(1) Where a court makes a probation order under section Atfoldance
5 of the Probation of Offenders Act, the court may, in addition t2ng
to the requirements specified in section 6 of that Act, and subject cnltres.
to the provisions of this section, include in the probation order a
requirement that the probationer shall during the period of such
probation attend a day training centre specified in the order.

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(2) A court shall not include such a requirement in a
probation order unless the court is satisfied that-

(a) a day training centre exists and is appropriate for the
attendance of the offender; and

(b) arrangements can be made for his attendance at the
centre.

(3) A requirement included in a probation order by virtue
of this section shall operate to require the probationer-

(a) in accordance with instruction given by the probation
ofiicer responsible for his supervision, to attend on
not more than one hundred and twenty days at the
centre as specified in the order;

(b) while attending there to comply with instructions
given by, or under the authority of, the person in
charge of the centre.

(4) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette,
declare any premises to be a day training centre for the purposes
of this Act.

Suspended 6 . 1 A court which passes a sentence of imprisonment
sentcnecs. on any offender for a term of not more than three years for any

offence, may order that the sentence shall not take effect unless,
during a period specified in the ordcr, being not less than one
year or more than three years from the date of the order
(hereinafter referred to as the "operational period"), the offender
commits in Jamaica another offence punishable with
imprisonment for a period exceeding six months (hereafter in
this section and sections 7 and 8 referred to as a "subsequent
offence") and thereafter a court having power to do so orders
under section 7 that the original sentence shall take effect:

Provided that the above provisions of this subsection
shall not apply where the offence involved the use, or the illegal

FirstSchedule. possession of, a weapon referred to in the First Schedule, a
612001
s. 5. firearm or imitation firearm.

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(2) A court shall not deal with an offender by means of a
suspended sentence unless the case appears to the court to be
one in respect of which a sentence of imprisonment would have
been appropriate in the absence of any power to suspend such a
sentence by an order under subsection (1).

(3) A court which passes a suspended sentence on any
offender for an offence shall not make a probation order in the
offender's case in respect of another offence of which he is
convicted before that court.

(4) Where a court passes a suspended sentence on an
offender in respect of an offence and a term of imprisonment in
respect of another offence the court shall direct that the
suspended sentence be concurrent with the term of imprison-
ment.

(5) On passing a suspended sentence the court shall
explain to the offender in ordinary language his liability under
section 7, if during the operational period he commits a
subsequent offence punishable with imprisonment.

7.-41) Subject to subsection (3), where an offender is Subsequent
offence convicted of a subsequent offence committed during the ,,

operational period of a suspended sentence, the court before optional
which he is convicted for the subsequent offence may order that F'*,
the suspended sentence shall take effect with the original term
unaltered or the court may substitute a lesser term of
imprisonment for the original term.

(2) Where a court deals with an offender in respect of a
suspended sentence passed by another court, the court dealing
with the offender shall not@ the court which passed the
suspended sentence of the manner in which the offender was
dealt with.

I (3) Where a Resident Magistrate's Court deals with an
offender in respect of whom am-nfence passed by a
Circuit Court is in operation, the Resident Magistrate dealing
with the offender for the subsequent offence, shall forward to
the Registrar of the Supreme Court a certificate signed by him
and under the seal of the Court certieing that the offender has

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Discovery
of further
offence.

Suspended
sentence
supervision
order.

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S. 6 (a).

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S. 6 (b) .

been convicted for a subsequent offence, together with such
other particulars of the case as the Resident Magistrate may
consider desirable; whereupon a Judge of the Supreme Court
before whom the offender is brought may, without prejudice to
the order of the Resident Magistrate with respect to the
subsequent offence, order that the suspended sentence shall take
effect with the original term unaltered or with the substitution of
a lesser term for the original term. (

8 . 4 1 ) Where during the operational period a person is
convicted by a court of a subsequent offence but such court was
not aware of the suspended sentence or of some feature affecting
the operation of that sentence any court may, on receipt of
information relating to such suspended sentence or of such
feature thereof as aforesaid and the conviction for the
subsequent offence, issue a summons requiring such person to
appear at the place and time specified therein or may issue a
warrant for his arrest.

(2) A summons or warrant issued under subsection (1)
shall direct the person to appear or be brought before the court
by which he was convicted in respect of the subsequent offence
and upon such person appearing or being brought, the court
shall proceed to deal with him under section 7 in respect of the
suspended sentence.

9 . 4 1 ) Where a court passes on an offender a suspended
sentence the court may make a suspended sentence supervision
order (hereinafter referred to as "a supervision ordery') placing
the offender under the supervision of an authorized officer for
such period as may be specified in the order not exceeding the
period during which the sentence is suspended. <

(2) A supervision order shall specifL the place of
residence of the offender and the authorized officer mentioned
in subsection (1) shall be the authorized oficer appointed or
assigned to the area in which the offender resides.

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(3) An offender in respect of whom a supervision order
is in force shall keep in touch with the authorized officer in :?&'),
accordance with such instructions as may from time to time be

612001 given to him by that officer and the offender shall notify the ,,,(,,,
authorized officer of any change of address.

(4) If, at any time while a supervision order is in force in
\ respect an offender, it appears on information provided by the 612001

authorized officer mentioned in subsection (I) to a Justice of the , ,()
Peace, that the offender has failed to comply with any of the
requirements of subsection (3), the Justice may issue a summons
requiring the offender to appear before the Resident Magistrate's
Court of the area in which the offender resides at a time
specified in such summons, or may, if the information is in
writing and on oath, issue a warrant for his arrest

(5) If it is proved to the satisfaction of the court before
which the offender appears or is brought under this section that
he has failed without reasonable cause to comply with any of the
requirements of the supervision order, the court may, without
prejudice to the continuance of the order, impose on him a fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars.

10.-(1) Where a person of or over eighteen years of age is Community
convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment, the court zLy
before which he is convicted may, instead of dealing with him in ~ izoos
any other way, make, with his consent, an order (hereinafter S. 7(2)(c).

referred to as "a community service order") requiring him to
perform unpaid work in accordance with the provisions of this
section for such number of hours (being in the aggregate not less
than forty nor more than three hundred and sixty) as may be a izoo~

- specified in the order: s. 7 (a).
\

. Provided that a community service order shall not be made
where the offence involved-

(a) murder

(b) the use of, or the illegal possession of, a firearm; or

First Schedule.
612001
S. 7 (c).

(c) the use of a weapon referred to in the First Schedule,
an imitation firearm or the possession of an imitation
firearm in circumstances which constitute an offence
under section 25 of the Firearms Act.

(2) A court shall not make a community service order
under subsection (1) in respect of any offender unless the court
is satisfied-

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(a) that arrangements can be made in the area in which
the offender resides, or will reside, for him to perform
work under such order and for proper supervision of
that work; and

(6) after considering a report by a probation officer in
respect of the offender and his circumstances and (if
the court thinks it necessary) afier hearing a probation
officer, that the offender is a suitable person to
pertorm work under such an order.

(3) Where a court makes community service orders in
respect of two or more offences of which the offender has been
convicted, the court may direct that the periods of service shall
be concurrent with or consecutive to those specified in any other
of those orders:

Provided that where the court directs that the periods of
service shall he consecutive the aggregate of such periods of
service shall not exceed four hundred and eighty hours.

(4) A community service order shall specify the area in
which the offender resides or will reside and the court shall
cause copies of the order to he delivered to a probation officer
carrying out duties in that area. hereinafter referred to as the
relevant probation officer i

(5) An offender in respect of whom a community service
order is in force shall-

(a) report to the relevant probation officer and subse-
quently from time to time notify him of any change of
address; and

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(b) perform for the number of hours specified in the
order at such times as he may be instructed by the
relevant probation oficer.

(6) The instructions given by the relevant probation
officer under this section shall as far as practicable, be such as
to avoid any conflict with the offender's religious beliefs and
any interference with the times, if any, at which he normally
works or attends a school or other educational establishment.

11.-(1) If at any time during which an order made under Breachof
section 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16 is in force in respect of an
offender, it appears on information to a Justice of the Peace that senion 10,
the offender has failed to comply with any of the requirements
of the order, the Justice of the Peace rnay- 60001

S. 8.

(a) where the order was made by a Petty Sessions
Court-

(i) issue a summons requiring the offender to
appear before the Court by which the order
was made at a time specified in the summons;
or

(ii) if the information is in writing and on oath
issue warrant for his arrest; or

(b) where the order was made by a Resident Magistrate's
Court or a Circuit Court-

(i) issue a summons requiring the offender to
appear before the Resident Magistrate's Court
by which the order was made (or in the case
an order made by a Circuit Court, before a
Resident Magistrate's Court for the parish in
which that order was made) at a time
specified in the summons; or

(ii) if the information is in writing and on oath,
issue a warrant for his arrest.

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(2) Where the order was made by a Petty Sessions Court
or a Resident Magistrate's Court, the Justice or the Resident
Magistrate, as the case may be, may act in accordance with
subsection ( 3 ) upon proof to his satisfaction that the offender
has failed without reasonable excuse to comply with any of the
requirements of the order.

( 3 ) The Justice or Resident Magistrate may-

(a) without prejudice to the continuance of the order,
impose on the offender a fine not exceeding two
thousand dollars; or

(b) revoke the order and deal with the offender for the
offence in respect of which the order was made in any
other manner in which he could have been dealt with
for the offence by a Petty Sessions Court or a
Resident Magistrate's Court, as the case may be, i f
the order had not been made.

(4) Where the order was made by a Circuit Court, the
Resident Magistrate shall, upon proof to his satisfaction that
the offender has failed without reasonable excuse to comply
with any of the requirements of the order, forward to the
Registrar of the Supreme Court a certificate signed by the
Resident Magistrate and under the seal of the Resident
Magistrate's Court, specifying the details of such failure
together with such particulars of the case as may be
desirable.

(5) A certificate purporting to be so signed and sealed
shall be admissible as evidence of the failure; whereupon a
Judge of the Circuit Court before whom the offender is
brought may-

(a ) without prejudice to the continuance of the order,
impose on the offender a fine not exceeding four
thousand dollars; or

(h ) revoke the ordcr and deal with the offender for the
offence in respect of which the order was made in
any other manner in which he could have been
dealt with for that offence by a Circuit Court, if the
order had not been made

12.-(1) Where a person who has attained the age of eighteen Attendance
years is convicted of an offence (other than murder) punishable
with imprisonment, the court may, instead of dealing with him s. 9 c q

11200.5 in any other way, make, with his consent, an order (hereinafter , ,c,xd,
referred to as an attendance order) requiring him to attend a day lizoos
training centre specified in the order, for such number of hours S-7(2)(e).
as may be specified in the order.

(2) The court may make an attendance order in respect of
an offender if the court is satisfied-

(a) after considering a report by a probation officer in
respect of the offender and his circumstances and (if
the court thinks necessary) aRer hearing a probation
officer, that the offender is a suitable person to attend
a day training centre under such order; and

(b) that a day training centre exists and is appropriate for
the attendance of the offender and arrangements can
be made for his attendance at the centre.

(3) An attendance order made under this section shall
require the offender-

(a) in accordance with instructions given by an
authorized officer responsible for his supervision, to
attend at the centre as specified in the order; and

(h) while attending at the centre, to comply with
instructions given by or under the authority of the
person in charge of the centre.

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Curfew
order.
612001
S. 9 (b).
112005
S. 7(2)(d).
112005
S. 7(2)(e).

13.-(1) Where a person who has attained the age of eighteen
years is convicted of any offence (other than murder) punishable
with imprisonment, the court may, instead of dealing with him
in any other way, make an order (hereinafter called a curfew
order) requiring the offender to remain at a place specified in the
order for a period of time so specified.

(2) A curfew order may specify different places or
different periods for different days, being periods-

(a) not exceeding six months from the date of the order;
or

(b) amounting to not more than twelve hours in any one
day.

(3) Before making a curfew order under this section, the
court shall-

(a) explain to the offender in ordinary language the
matters specified in subsection (6);

(b) obtain the offender's written consent to the making
of the order.

(4) The requirements of a curfew order made under this
section in respect of any offender shall as far as practicable be
such as to avoid-

{a) any conflict with-

(i) the offender's religious belief;

(ii) the requirements of any other order made
under this Act in respect of that offender; and

(b) any interference with the times, if any, during which
the person normally works or attends an educational
institution.

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(5) A curfew order shall include provision for the
monitoring of the offender, during the period specified in the
order, by a member of the Constabulary Force or an authorized
officer.

(6) The matters referred to in subsection (3) are-

(a) the purpose and effect of the order, including any ad-
ditional requirements which are intended to be
included under section 14; and

(b) the consequences of any breach by the offender of
any requirements of the order.

14.-41) Requirements (in this section referred to as Electronic
"electronic monitoring requirementsn) may be included in a
curfew order for securing the electronic monitoring of the orders.

61200 1 offender's whereabouts while the curfew order remains in force. s, 9.

(2) A court shall not include electronic monitoring
requirements in a curfew order unless the court-

(a) is notified by the Minister that arrangements for elec-
tronic monitoring are available at the place specified
in the curfew order; and

(b) is satisfied that the necessary provisions can be made
under those arrangements.

(3) Arrangements made for the purposes of this section
may include arrangements whereby the electronic monitoring is
carried out by persons acting under contract.

) 15.-41) Where a court makes a community service order Cmbina-
tion under section 10, the court may, in addition to the requirements orders,

specified in that order, require the offerder to be under the 6n001
supervision of an authorized officer for such period as may be 9.

specified in the order, being not less than twelve months nor
more than three years.

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(2) Where a court makes a curfew order under section
13, the court may, in addition to the requirements specified in
that order, require the offender to be under the supervision of an
authorized officer for such period as may be specified in the
order, being not less than twelve months nor more than three
years.

(3) The court may act in accordance with
subsection (1) or (2) if the court is satisfied that such a
requirement is desirable in the interests of securing the
rehabilitation of the offender or protecting the public fkom
harm from the offender or preventing the commission of
fisther offences by the offender.

Mediation
order.

16.-(1) Where a person is charged with any offence
Second contained in the Second Schedule, the court shall, before

commencing the trial of the offence, determine, having
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S. 9. regard to all the circumstances and with the consent of all

the parties, whether the matter can be dealt with by
mediation.

(2) If, pursuant to subsection (I), the court determines
that the matter is suitable to be dealt with by mediation, the
court shall make an order (hereinafter referred to as a mediation
order) referring the matter for mediation by an approved
mediator.

(3) In this section, "approved mediator" means a
mediator appointed by the Chief Justice.

(4) A mediation order made under this section shall
operate to suspend the trial of the offence until the date fixed by
the court under subsection (5) (c).

(5) A mediation order made under this section shall-

(a) limit the time within which the mediation shall be
concluded;

(b) limit the time within which a report on the
mediation shall be submitted to the court by the
mediator setting out-

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(i) whether or not the mediation took place;
(ii) whether any agreement was reached; and
(iii) the terms of any such agreement; and

(c) fur a date on which the parties involved shall appear
before the court for the purposes of subsection (6).

(6) Where the court is satisfied that-

(a) the matter has been resolved by mediation, the court
shall make an order-

(i) dismissing the charge against the person
charged; and

(hi incorporating the terms of the mediation
agreement (if any) arrived at by the parties,
which may include an agreement for
restitution, compensation, non-molestation, or
such agreement as may be approved by the
court; or

(b) the matter has not been resolved by mediation, the
court shall proceed to try the matter.

(7) The following provisions shall apply to any
admission made or information disclosed as a result of a
mediation proceeding (hereinafter refkred to as protected
informat ion)--

(a) protected information shall be treated as confidential;

(b) protected information shall not be admissible in any
proceedings before a court, tribunal or committee and
no person shall be compellable in any such pro-
ceedings to disclose the information or to produce
any document that contains the information; and

(c) a party to mediation proceedings shall be taken to
have authorized the provision of protected bhr -
mation to the mediator and his staff for the purposes
of conducting the mediation proceedings in accord-
ance with the provisions of this Act.

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Review of
sentences
by Court
of Appeal.
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S. 9 (b).

Forfeiture
of F ~ P ~ W
used for
commission
of offence.

(8) The Minister may amend the Schedules by order
subject to affumative resolution

17.--(I) On any appeal against sentence by an offender, the
Court of Appeal may, if it thinks fd, instead of dealing with the
offender in any other way authorized by law, allow the appeal
and make an order under section 12, 13, 14 or 15, as the case
may be, in substitution for the sentence passed by the court
before which the offender was convicted.

1 8 . 4 1 ) Where a person convicted of an offence punishable
on indictment with imprisonment for a term of two years or
more and the court before which he is convicted is satisfied that
any property which was in his possession or under his control at
the time of his apprehension-

(a) has been used for the purpose of committing, or
facilitating the commission of the offence; or

(6) was intended by him to be used for that purpose, the
court may make an order of forfeiture of the said
property to the Crown.

(2) In this section hcilitating the commission of an
offence shall include the taking of any steps after the offence
has been committed for the purpose of disposing of any property
to which it relates or of avoiding apprehension or detection; and
the expression "offence punishable with imprisonment", shall be
construed without regard to any prohibition or restriction
imposed by law on the imprisonment of an offender under the
age of eighteen years.

(3) An order under this section shall operate to deprive
the offender of his rights, if any, in the property to which it
relates, and the property shall (if not already in the custody of
the police) be taken into custody by the police.

(4) Where any property is forfeited by an order d e r
this section, any claimant may within a period of six months
fiom the date of the determination of the case make an
application before the court which made such order and
thereupon the court, if satisfied that-

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(a) he is the lawful owner; and

(b) he had not consented to the offender having
possession or did not know or had no reason to
believe or suspect that the property was likely to be
used for the commission of such offence,

may order that the property be restored to the claimant.

19.-(1) Where a court passes a sentence of imprisonment on short
an offender for a period not exceeding six months, or where a ~ ~ ~ w , , -
convicted person is required to serve a sentence of such mt

611100 1 description and duration in lieu of a payment of a fine, the court ,,o (,.
may make an order in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) The court rnay-

(a) on an application made before it by or on behalf of
such convicted person, or if the court considers it
appropriate; and

(b) if the court .is satisfied on a report from the
Commissioner of Corrections that satisfactory
arrangements exist for the sentence to be served in
the manner applied for,

order that the sentence be served in incremental periods,
commencing at six o'clock in the evening of every Friday and
ending at six o'clock in the evening of every Sunday, until the
full term of the sentence has been served.

(3) Where an order under subsection (1) is made, the
court shall cause a copy of such order to be served on the

1 Superintendent of Police in the parish which the convicted person resides or will reside.

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s. I0 (a).

6000 1 (4) Time served in a single incremental period described ,, , (,
in subsection (2) shall be deemed to be service of three days
imprisonment.

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(5) When any such convicted person has failed to serve
any stated portion of his sentence, the Commissioner of
Corrections may, on application made by way of summons, so
inform the court which sentenced such person under subsection
(1) and the court may thereupon, after hearing the convicted
person, revoke the order for imprisonment at stated periods and
substitute therefor a continuous sentence not exceeding the
unserved portion of the sentence originally passed.

(6) The court may on application made by a convicted
person vary the commencement or duration of a stated period.

Rules. 20. The Minister may make rules for giving effect to the
provisions of this Act and in particular without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing may make rules-

(a) for the enforcement of stated period of imprisonment;

(b) for regulating the training given at day training
centres;

(c) for the performance of work under community
service orders;

(d) prescribing forms for supervision orders;

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(e) prescribing the criteria and procedure for the
appointment of mediators for the purposes of this
Act; and

V) prescribing the form of proceedings for mediation
under section 16.

FIRST SCHEDULE (sedim 2)

Prohibited Weapons

1 . Daggers.

2. Any knives commonly known as switchblades, flick blades, ratchet
knives or rambo knives.

3. Articles made or adapted for use to cause injury to the pason.

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CRIMllVAL JUSTICE (REFORA$I

SECOND SCHEDULE (Section 16) 2 1

qffences in respect of which mediation
order may be made

1. Unlawhl wounding under section 22 of the Offences Against the
Person Act;

2. Assault under section 39 of the Offences Against the Person Act;
3. Assault occasioning adual bodily harm under section 43 of the

Offiences Against the Person Act;
4. Any offence under section 2 , 6 , l l or 15 of the Trespass Act;
5. Any offence under section 3 or 5 of the Towns and Communities Act;
6. Any offence under section 4 of the Litter Act;
7. Any offence under section 14, 25 or 43 of the Malicious Injuries to

Property Act; and
8. Any offence under section 6 of the Noise Abatement Act.

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