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100. Powers of court.

If a court¹ passes a sentence of imprisonment for a term of least 14 days but not more than two years², it may make an order providing that the sentence of imprisonment is not to take effect unless:

(1) during a period specified in the order³ ('the operational period') the offender commits another offence in the United Kingdom⁴ (whether or not punishable with imprisonment)⁵; and
(2) a court having power to do so subsequently orders⁶ that the original sentence is to take effect⁷.

Such an order may also provide that the offender must comply during a period specified⁸ in the

(2) Suspended Sentence Orders

100. Powers of court.

101. Community requirements.

102. Requirement to avoid conflict with religious beliefs and education.

103. Duty of offender to keep in touch with responsible officer and to obtain permission before changing residence.

104. Provision for review of order.

105. Amendment of substantive provisions following review.

106. Amendment of review provisions following review.

107. Cancellation of community requirements.

108. Amendment of community requirements.

109. Amendment by reason of change of residence.

110. Amendment of treatment requirements of suspended sentence order on report of practitioner.

111. Amendment in relation to review of drug rehabilitation requirement.

112. Extension of unpaid work requirement.

113. Administration of amendments.

114. Warning and subsequent breach.

115. Failure to comply with order made or enforceable by magistrates' court.

116. Failure to comply with order enforceable by the Crown Court.

117. Powers of courts on failure to comply or subsequent conviction.

118. Procedure where court convicting of further offence does not deal with suspended sentence.

119. Powers to transfer.

120. After transfer to Scotland or Northern Ireland.