Part III Transfer of Probation Orders From Northern Ireland

Part III Transfer of Probation Orders From Northern Ireland

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(1)     Where, . . . , a court in Northern Ireland considering the making of a probation order is satisfied that the offender resides in England and Wales, or will be residing there when the order comes into force, [Article 10 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996] (probation orders) shall have effect as if after subsection (1) there were inserted the following subsection—

“(1A)     A court shall not make a probation order in respect of any offender unless it is satisfied that suitable arrangements for his supervision can be made by the probation committee for the area which contains the [local justice area] in which he resides or will reside.â€

(2)     Where a probation order has been made by a court in Northern Ireland and—

(a)     a court of summary jurisdiction acting for the petty sessions district in Northern Ireland for the time being specified in the order is satisfied that the offender . . . proposes to reside or is residing in England and Wales; and

(b)     it appears to the court that suitable arrangements for his supervision can be made by[—

(i)     the local probation board for the area which

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