31Limitation on number of hours of community service

### 31 Limitation on number of hours of community service > > (1)  The maximum number of hours that a court may order community service to be performed under a community service order imposed in respect of one offence is 240. > > > (2)  The maximum number of hours that a court may order community service to be performed under a community service order imposed in respect of 2 or more offences is 240. > > > (3)  A court that makes a community service order in respect of an offender who is already subject to such an order must not require the offender to do community service for a number of hours that, aggregated with the number of hours of community service remaining to be completed under the subsisting order, would exceed 240. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 31 Subsection (4) amended by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2007-072#JS1@Ja35@GC2@EN) This section does not apply to an MPCSO.