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Section 8

Offences

of Offenders Compulsory Attendance Act 1954

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Section 8
(1)

If an offender without reasonable cause—

(a)

fails on any day to report in accordance with subsection 6(1);

(b)

fails on any day to undertake or to complete the compulsory work ordered under subsection 6(2);

(c)

in any way misconducts himself during the time when he is or should be undertaking compulsory work;

(d)

without permission granted by the Compulsory Attendance

Centre Officer in such circumstances and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, absents himself from any place at which he should undertake such compulsory work; or

(e)

fails in any other way to comply with any of the requirements of the Compulsory Attendance Order or the provisions of any Rules made under this Act,

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the Compulsory Attendance Centre Officer, after due enquiry, may—

(i)

order that the offender forfeit any remission of the period of such Order which he may have earned, not exceeding such amount as may be prescribed;

(ii)

report the circumstances to the Commissioner General who may order that any further remission be forfeited or that a report in writing be made to the Court, at the same time furnishing the offender with a copy thereof.

(2)

On receipt of such report the Court shall cause the offender to be brought before it, and if satisfied as to the truth of such allegations, may pass any sentence or make any Order (including a Compulsory

Attendance Order) which the Court could pass or make if the offender were then convicted of the offence in respect of which the original Compulsory Attendance Order was made, due allowance being made for the number of days on which he has completed his daily task, or may admonish the offender without passing any sentence or making any further such Order.

(3)

In this section “Court” means the Court by which the original

Compulsory Attendance Order was made.