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Youth Justice Act 2005
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98 Making order to suspend sentence
(1) This section applies in relation to an order under section 83(1)(i).
(2) The Court may suspend all or part of a sentence of detention or
imprisonment on the conditions it considers appropriate.
(3) If the Court suspends all or part of a sentence, it must specify a
period, not exceeding 2 years, during which the youth must not
commit any further offences.
(4) The period in subsection (3) begins:
(a) if the whole of the sentence is suspended – on the date of the
order; and
(b) if part of the sentence is suspended – on the date specified in
the order.
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