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PROBATION OF OFFENDERS ACT (4 Probation order Amended by [Act No. 11 of…

- - - - (i) have effect for such period being not less than one year
        nor more than 3 years from the date of the order as
        may be specified in the order; and
      - (ii) require the probationer to submit during that period to the
        supervision of a probation officer appointed for or assigned to the district in which the probationer will reside after the making of the order.
    - - (i) such conditions and requirements as the court
        considers necessary for securing the supervision of
        the offender; and
      - (ii) such other conditions and requirements as the court, having regard to the circumstances of the case, considers necessary y for securing the good conduct of the offender or for preventing a repetition of the same offence or the commission of other offences.
    - - (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii), in making a
        probation order, , a Court may impose one or more of
        the following requirements –
        
        (A) an attendance centre requirement;
        
        (B) a curfew requirement;
        
        (C) a drug or alcohol treatment requirement;
        
        (D) a residence requirement.
      - (ii) A curfew and a residence requirement shall be
        imposed in respect of a minor only.
  - - - (i) the period during which the probationer is required to
        attend shall not exceed 60 hours; and
      - (ii) the probationer shall not be required to attend more than 3
        hours a day.
  - - - (i) convicts a person under section 34(1) of the Dangerous
        Drugs Act; or
      - (ii) is satisfied that an offender is dependent on drug or
        alcohol, , the Court may impose on him a drug or alcohol
        treatment requirement.
- - - - (i) a Judge, except on an information filed by the Director of
        Public Prosecutions;
      - (ii) by a Magistrate, except on information in writing and on
        oath.
- - - - (i) a judge, except on an information filed by the
        Director of Public Prosecutions;
      - (ii) a Magistrate, except on an information in writing and on oath.
  - - - (i) without prejudice to the continuance in force of the
        probation order, impose on the probationer a fine
        not exceeding 10,000 rupees; or
      - (ii) deal with the probationer for the offence in respect
        of which the probation order was made in any manner in which it could have dealt with him if it had just convicted him of that offence.