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The Drug Abstinence Order (Responsible Officer) (No. 2) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/3494 · Made 25 October 2001

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This Statutory Instrument supersedes S.I. 2001/1815 which was made under an incorrect procedure and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 25th October 2001

Coming into force 26th October 2001

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 58A(4) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000f1, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 160(3)(a) of that Act:

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Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 6. Section 58A was inserted by section 47 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43), and section 160(3)(a) was amended by section 74 of, and paragraph 196(c)(ii) of Schedule 7 to, the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Drug Abstinence Order (Responsible Officer) (No. 2) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2

Officers of local probation boards (within the meaning of section 4(4) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000f1) are hereby specified for the purposes of section 58A(4) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 as persons who may be made responsible for the supervision of offenders subject to drug abstinence orders.

3

The Drug Abstinence Order (Responsible Officer) Order 2001f1 is hereby revoked in so far as it has any effect in law.

Signature

Bob Ainsworth

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

25th October 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies the description of persons who may be made responsible for supervising an offender’s abstinence from specified drugs under the terms of a drug abstinence order. It supersedes the Drug Abstinence Order (Responsible Officer) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/1815), which was made under an incorrect procedure.