{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1991/schedule-2/paragraph-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1991/schedule-2/paragraph-9.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1991/53",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice Act 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1991",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where—\n(a) an offender in respect of whom a relevant order is in force is convicted of an offence—\n(i) by a magistrates’ court other than a magistrates’ court acting for the petty sessions area concerned; or\n(ii) where the relevant order is a drug treatment and testing order, by a magistrates’ court which is not responsible for the order; and\n(b) the court imposes a custodial sentence on the offender.\n(2) If it appears to the court, on the application of the offender or the responsible officer, that it would be in the interests of justice to do so having regard to circumstances which have arisen since the order was made, the court may—\n(a) if the order was made by a magistrates’ court, revoke it; and\n(b) if the order was made by the Crown Court, commit the offender in custody or release him on bail until he can be brought or appear before the Crown Court.\n(3) Where the court deals with an offender’s case under sub-paragraph (2)(b) above, it shall send to the Crown Court such particulars of the case as may be desirable.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 9(1)(a) substituted (30.9.1998) by 1998 c. 37, s. 64(5), Sch. 4 para.8; S.I. 1998/2327, art.2(1)(n)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 (paras. 1 - 18) wholly in force at 1.10.1992 see s. 102(2)(3) and S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/53/schedule/2/paragraph/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:55.708645+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}