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PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 151E
When treatment order may be made
151E When treatment order may be made
(1) A court may make a treatment order for an offender only if— (a) the
offender— (i) has pleaded guilty to an eligible offence; and
(ii) resides
within the court district of the court; and
(b) the court— (i) considers it
would be appropriate to sentence the offender to a term of imprisonment for
the eligible offence; and
(ii) has received a suitability assessment report
for the offender; and
(iii) is satisfied the offender has a severe substance
use disorder; and
(iv) considers the offender’s severe substance use
disorder contributed to the commission of the eligible offence; and
(v)
considers it is appropriate in the circumstances to make the treatment order
for the offender.
(2) If an order of the Supreme Court or a District Court is
in force that imposes a sentence on the offender for another offence, the
court must have regard to the order in deciding whether or not it is
appropriate to make a treatment order for the offender.
(3) In this
section—
"court district" , of a court, means the district within which the court is
held, as provided for under the Justices Act 1886 , section 22B .
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