Persons serving sentences or carrying out orders in respect of offences or alleged offences
23 Persons serving sentences or carrying out orders in respect of offences or alleged offences
This section applies to a person on whom a sentence is imposed, or against whom an order is made or issued, in respect of an offence or alleged offence under the law of a participating jurisdiction.
The person has a connection with a cross‑border region if —
the sentence was imposed, or the order was made or issued, in —
a cross‑border proceeding of a prescribed court of the participating jurisdiction for the purposes of which the person had a connection with the region; or
an appeal from such a proceeding;
or
if the order was made or issued for the purpose of enforcing a fine — the fine was imposed in a proceeding or appeal referred to in paragraph (a); or
the person ordinarily resides in the region.
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