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Penalties and Sentences Act 1992
sec.18Matters to which court must have regard
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### sec.18 Matters to which court must have regard
Before making an order under section 19 , the court must have regard to—
the offender’s character, age, health and mental condition; and
the nature of the offence; and
circumstances (if any) under which the offence was committed that make the offence less serious than what it would be if it had been committed under other circumstances; and
anything else to which the court considers it proper to have regard.
- (a) the offender’s character, age, health and mental condition; and
- (b) the nature of the offence; and
- (c) circumstances (if any) under which the offence was committed that make the offence less serious than what it would be if it had been committed under other circumstances; and
- (d) anything else to which the court considers it proper to have regard.