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10Section 27 amended (Breach of order suspending sentence)
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### 10 Section 27 amended (Breach of order suspending sentence)
> [Section 27 of the Principal Act](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-059#GS27@EN) is amended as follows:
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> > > (a) by omitting from [subsection (4C)(c)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-059#GS27@Gs4C@Hpc@EN) "by order" and substituting "if there are exceptional circumstances, by order";
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> > > (b) by omitting from [subsection (4C)(d)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-059#GS27@Gs4C@Hpd@EN) "make" and substituting "if there are exceptional circumstances, make";
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> > > (c) by omitting from [subsection (4E)(c)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-059#GS27@Gs4E@Hpc@EN) "by order" and substituting "if there are exceptional circumstances, by order";
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> > > (d) by omitting from [subsection (4E)(d)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-059#GS27@Gs4E@Hpd@EN) "make" and substituting "if there are exceptional circumstances, make";
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> > > (e) by inserting the following subsection after [subsection (5)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-059#GS27@Gs5@EN) :
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> > > > > (5A) Unless there are exceptional circumstances, a substituted sentence imposed under this section may not include an order suspending all or part of a sentence of imprisonment.