Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983
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Alternative methods of dealing with offence under section 7 (4). |
8.—(1) Where an offender is convicted of an offence under section 7 (4), the court, in lieu of imposing a fine under that section, may— | |
(a) if the community service order was made by the District Court in the district of residence, either revoke the order or revoke it and deal with the offender for the offence in respect of which the order was made in any manner in which he could have been dealt with for that offence if the order had not been made, or | ||
(b) if the community service order was made by the District Court in a district court district other than the district of residence or by another court, remand the offender to the District Court in that other district or to that other court to be dealt with in accordance with subsection (2). | ||
(2) Where, by virtue of subsection (1) (b), an offender in respect of whom a community service order is in force is brought or appears before a court, the court shall either revoke the order or revoke it and deal with the offender for the offence in respect of which the order was made in any manner in which he could have been dealt with for that offence if the order had not been made. |