Part 3Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders

CHAPTER 1Sentencing

Requirements under community orders and suspended sentence orders

I172Foreign travel prohibition requirement

1

In section 177 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (community orders), in subsection (1), after paragraph (g) insert—

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a foreign travel prohibition requirement (as defined by section 206A),

2

In subsection (4) of that section (power to impose electronic monitoring requirement), after “a residence requirement,” insert “ a foreign travel prohibition requirement, ”.

3

In section 190 of that Act (imposition of requirements by suspended sentence order), in subsection (1), after paragraph (g) insert—

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a foreign travel prohibition requirement (as defined by section 206A),

4

In subsection (4) of that section (power to impose electronic monitoring requirement), after “a residence requirement,” insert “ a foreign travel prohibition requirement, ”.

5

After section 206 of that Act insert—

206AForeign travel prohibition requirement

1

In this Part “foreign travel prohibition requirement”, in relation to a relevant order, means a requirement prohibiting the offender from travelling, on a day or days specified in the order, or for a period so specified—

a

to any country or territory outside the British Islands specified or described in the order,

b

to any country or territory outside the British Islands other than a country or territory specified or described in the order, or

c

to any country or territory outside the British Islands.

2

A day specified under subsection (1) may not fall outside the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which the relevant order is made.

3

A period specified under that subsection may not exceed 12 months beginning with the day on which the relevant order is made.

6

In section 305(1) of that Act (interpretation of Part 12), at the appropriate place insert—

“foreign travel prohibition requirement”, in relation to a community order or suspended sentence order, has the meaning given by section 206A;