Probation order

(1) A probation order shall, (a) have effect for such period not less than one year and not more than three years from the date of the order as may be specified therein; (b) require the probationer to submit during that period to the supervision of a Community Rehabilitation Officer appointed or assigned to the district in which the probationer will reside after the making of the order; and 6 (c) contain such provisions as the court considers necessary for securing the supervision of the offender, and such additional conditions as to residence and other matters as the court, having regard to the circumstances of the case, considers necessary for securing the good conduct of the offender or for preventing a repetition of the same offence or the commission of other offences. 41 or 2001. (2) Where a probation order contains a provision as to residence, the place at which and the period for which the probationer is to reside shall be specified in the order, and where any such provision requires the probationer to reside in an institution, the period for which the probationer is required so to reside shall not extend beyond twelve months from the date of the order, and the court shall forthwith give notice of the terms of the order to the Director. (3) The court by which a probation order is made, or any court by which an order is made under section 10 or 11 of this Act amending or discharging any such probation order, shall forthwith give copies of the probation order, or amending order or order of discharge as the case may be, to the Community Rehabilitation Officer responsible for the supervision of the probationer, to the probationer and to the person in charge of any institution in which the probationer is or was by the probation order or the amending order required to reside.