Number of hours of community service work
13 Number of hours of community service work
When a children’s community service order is made, the court making the order shall specify in the order the number of hours of community service work to be performed by the person in respect of whom the order is made.
The number of hours of community service work to be performed by a person in respect of whom a children’s community service order is made by a court is not to exceed—
in respect of an offence committed by a person under the age of 16 years—100 hours, and
in respect of an offence committed (whether before, on or after the commencement of this subsection) by a person of or above the age of 16 years—
100 hours, if the offence concerned is an offence for which the maximum term of imprisonment provided by law does not exceed 6 months, and
200 hours, if the offence concerned is an offence for which the maximum term of imprisonment provided by law exceeds 6 months but does not exceed one year, and
250 hours, if the offence concerned is an offence for which the maximum term of imprisonment provided by law exceeds one year.
The regulations may vary the number of hours specified in subsection (2) in respect of a class of offences, but not so as to exceed the number so specified.
(Repealed)
The court may specify that the hours of community service work to be performed by a person in respect of whom a children’s community service order is made shall be concurrent with, or additional to, those specified in any other such order made in respect of that person, but so that the sum of—
the number of hours of community service work remaining to be performed, at any time, concurrently under the orders, and
the number of hours of community service work remaining to be performed, at any time, otherwise than concurrently, under the orders,
does not exceed 100 hours.
Despite subsection (3), if—
the person concerned is of or above the age of 16 years, and
at least one of the orders was made in respect of an offence for which the maximum term of imprisonment provided by law exceeds 6 months,
the sum of the numbers of hours referred to in subsection (3) (a) and (b) may exceed 100 hours, but must not exceed 250 hours. However, the number of hours of community service work remaining to be performed under orders made in respect of offences other than offences of the kind referred to in paragraph (b) must not, at any time, exceed 100 hours.
(Repealed)
If a court has not specified in respect of any children’s community service order in force in respect of a person whether the hours of community service work under the order are to be served concurrently with or in addition to the hours under any other such order, the hours are to be served concurrently as long as the orders are both in force. The limits specified in this section apply in such a case as if the court had specified concurrent community service.
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