(1) 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.
(2) 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--
(a) in respect of an offence committed by a person under the age
of 16 years--100 hours, and
(b) 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--
(i) 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
(ii) 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
(iii) 250 hours, if the offence concerned
is an offence for which the maximum term of imprisonment provided by law
exceeds one year.
(2AA) 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.
(3) 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--
(a) the number of hours of
community service work remaining to be performed, at any time, concurrently
under the orders, and
(b) 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.
(3A) Despite subsection (3), if--
(a) the
person concerned is of or above the age of 16 years, and
(b) 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.
(5) 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.
