Section 234J Concurrent drug treatment and testing and probation orders.F1

Notwithstanding F2section 234B(2) of this Act, where the court considers it expedient that the offender should be subject to a drug treatment and testing order and to a F3community payback order, it may make both such orders in respect of the offender.

In deciding whether it is expedient for it to exercise the power conferred by subsection (1) above, the court shall have regard to the circumstances, including the nature of the offence and the character of the offender and to the report submitted to it under section 234B(3)(b) of this Act.

Where the court makes both a drug treatment and testing order and a F4community payback order by virtue of subsection (1) above, the clerk of the court shall send a copy of each of the orders to the following—

Where the offender by an act or omission fails to comply with a requirement of an order made by virtue of subsection (1) above—

Where an offender by an act or omission fails to comply with both a requirement contained in a drug treatment and testing order and in a F8community payback order to which he is subject by virtue of subsection (1) above, he may, without prejudice to subsection (4) above, be dealt with as respects that act or omission either under section F9227ZC(7) of this Act or under section 234G(2) of this Act but he shall not be liable to be otherwise dealt with in respect of that act or omission.