# Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Paragraph 26

Extent: E+W

(1) Section 270 (community punishments: general restrictions etc.) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (6) insert—
“(6A) The fact that by virtue of any provision of this section—
(a) a community punishment may be awarded in respect of an offence, or
(b) particular restrictions on liberty may be imposed by a community punishment,
does not require a court to award such a punishment or to impose those restrictions.”
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/4/schedule/25/paragraph/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-immigration-act-2008/schedule-25/paragraph-26
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