Section 17Part 5 — Conditional Sentences
Compulsory conditions of conditional sentence order
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The court shall prescribe, as conditions of a conditional sentence order, that a convicted person do all of the following —
keep the peace and be of good behaviour;
appear before the court when required to do so by the court;
report to a supervisor —
within two working days, or such longer period as the court directs, after the making of the conditional sentence order, and
thereafter, when required by the supervisor and in the manner directed by the supervisor;
remain within the Islands unless written permission to go outside the Islands is obtained from the court or the supervisor; and
notify the court or the supervisor in advance of any change of name or address, and promptly notify the court or the supervisor of any change of employment or occupation.
The court may prescribe, as additional conditions of a conditional sentence order, that the convicted person do one or more of the following —
abstain from —
the consumption of alcohol or other intoxicating substances; or
the consumption of drugs except in accordance with a medical prescription;
abstain from owning, possessing or carrying a weapon;
provide for the support or care of dependants;
perform up to 240 hours of community service over a period not exceeding eighteen months;
attend an approved treatment programme;
comply with such other reasonable conditions as the court considers desirable, subject to any other Law, for securing the good conduct of the convicted person and for preventing a repetition by the convicted person of the same offence or the commission of other offences.
A court that makes an order under this section shall —
cause to be given to the convicted person —
a copy of the order; and
an explanation of the substance of this section; and
take reasonable measures to ensure that the convicted person understands the order and the explanation given to the convicted person under paragraph (a).