Community Service Orders

(1) Subject to this section and to regulations made under section 24(1) of this Act, a court which convicts any person of an offence may make in respect of him a community service order requiring him, during the life of the order, to render service for the benefit of the community or any section of the community for such number of hours as shall be specified in the order. (2) A community service order may be made against an (a) in addition to any other sentence that the court imposes; (b) instead of any other sentence that the court may impose, unless such other sentence is mandatory; or (c) in lieu of imprisonment for a default in the payment of maintenance money to a spouse or child pursuant to the Families and Children’s Act, Cap. 173. (Alternative Sentences) 19 (3) A court shall not make a community service order against an offender, (a) unless the offender consents to the making of such an order; (b) unless the court is satisfied, (i) after considering a report made by the Department under section 4(a) of this Act on the request of the court, and if the court thinks it necessary and desirable, after hearing the Community Rehabilitation Officer who prepared the report, that the offender is a suitable person to perform work under such an order; (ii) that provision can adequately be made for the offender to perform work under the order and to be supervised; (c) in respect of an offence specified in section 7(10) of this Act; (d) unless the offence falls in the categories of offences specified in Schedule I hereto. Schedule I.