Section 13 Rehabilitation activity requirement renamed probation requirementI1

England and Wales

I2(1)

The Sentencing Code is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 201 (community order requirements table), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”.

(3)

In section 287 (suspended sentence order: community requirements table), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”.

(4)

In section 394 (rules relating to community orders and suspended sentence orders etc), in subsection (1)(e)(i), for “rehabilitation activity requirements” substitute “probation requirements”.

(5)

In Schedule 9 (community orders and suspended sentence orders: requirements)—

(a)

in the heading to Part 2, for “Rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “Probation requirement”;

(b)

in paragraph 4(1), for ““rehabilitation activity requirement”” substitute ““probation requirement””;

(c)

in paragraph 5(1), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”.

I3(6)

In Schedule 11 (transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland)—

(a)

in paragraph 5(2)(b), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”;

(b)

in paragraph 12(2)(b), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”.

(7)

In Schedule 17 (transfer of suspended sentence orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland)—

(a)

in paragraph 9(2)(b), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”;

(b)

in paragraph 32(5)(b), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 49(1)
I2: S. 13(1)-(5) in force at 1.10.2026 by S.I. 2026/772, reg. 3(b) (as amended by S.I. 2026/948, reg. 2)
I3: S. 13(6)(7) in force at 1.10.2026 by S.I. 2026/772, reg. 3(c) (as amended by S.I. 2026/948, reg. 2)