Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 17 · Community Sentences
341. Day reporting orders
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Subject to subsection (2), where an offender who is 16 years of age or above is convicted of an offence, and if the court by or before which he or she is convicted is satisfied that having regard to the circumstances, including the nature of the offence and the character of the offender, it is expedient to do so, the court may make a day reporting order requiring the offender to report to a day reporting officer at any day reporting centre.
subject
“subject” means a person who enters into a DPA with the Public Prosecutor.
A court must, before making a day reporting order, call for a report from a day reporting officer regarding the susceptibility of the offender convicted of an offence to counselling and rehabilitation under the supervision of a day reporting officer.
court
“court” means the Court of Appeal, the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a Youth Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court (as the case may be) which exercises criminal jurisdiction;
To avoid doubt, a court may make a day reporting order even though the report from the day reporting officer states that the offender in respect of whom the day reporting order is to be made is not susceptible to counselling and rehabilitation under the supervision of a day reporting officer.
The period during which an offender may be required to report to a reporting centre under a day reporting order shall be specified in the order and must —
not be less than 3 months; and
not be more than 12 months.
A court may impose such conditions as it thinks fit when making a day reporting order.
Before making a day reporting order, the court must explain to the offender in ordinary language —
the purpose and effect of the order (and in particular the obligations of the offender as specified in section 343);
the consequences which may follow if the offender fails to comply with any of those obligations, or any conditions imposed by the court under subsection (5); and
that the court has the power, under section 351, to vary or revoke the order on the application of the day reporting officer.
The Commissioner of Prisons may appoint any person to be a day reporting officer for the purposes of this section.
The Minister charged with the responsibility for home affairs may designate any place as a day reporting centre.
place
“place” includes —(a)any building or structure, whether permanent or temporary;(b)any land, whether or not built on;(c)any place, whether or not enclosed, and whether or not situated underground or underwater;(d)any vessel, aircraft, train, or vehicle (whether mechanically‑propelled or otherwise) or any other means of transport; and(e)any part of any place referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d);