Restrictions on imposition of community sentences

(1) A court shall not pass on an offender a community sentence, that is to say, a sentence which consists of or includes one or more community orders, unless it is of the opinion that the offence is serious enough to warrant such a (2) Where a court passes a community sentence, (a) the particular order or orders comprising or forming part of the sentence shall be such as in the opinion of the court is, or taken together are, the most suitable for the offender; and (b) the restrictions on liberty imposed shall be such as in the opinion of the court are commensurate with the seriousness of the