Obligations of offenders under Community Service Orders

(1) Where a community service order is in force against an offender, the offender shall, Com- munity (a) perform, for the number of hours specified in the order, such work and at such times as may be directed by his supervising Community Rehabilitation Officer; (b) perform the work referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection in a satisfactory manner; (c) comply with any conditions and requirements specified in section 14 of this Act; (d) comply with any reasonable direction of his supervising Rehabilitation Officer, including any direction designed to enable that officer to provide rehabilitative counselling and guidance; and (e) immediately notify his supervising Community Rehabilitation Officer of any change of his address. (2) In making a Community Service Order, a court shall ensure that the offender is required to work within his judicial district, preferably within his community. (3) The directions given by a supervising Community Rehabilitation Officer under subsection (1) of this section shall, so far as practicable, take account of the offender’s religious beliefs and the times, if any, when he normally 22 (Alternative Sentences) engages in gainful employment or attends school or other educational instruction. (4) The type of work that an offender may be required to perform under a community service order shall be that specified in Second Schedule hereto. (5) The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, amend the type of work specified in Second Schedule hereto.