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Sentencing Act 2020

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140 Compensation order: order for payment by parent or guardian

(1) This section applies where— (a) a court makes or is proposing to make a compensation order in respect of an offence, and (b) the offender is aged under 18 when convicted. (2) Section 380 (order for payment by parent or guardian) applies to the amount to be paid under any such compensation order. (3) Subsection (4) applies for the purposes of any order made under section 380 against the offender's parent or guardian. (4) The references in subsections (3) and (4) of section 135 (taking account of offender's means in determining amount of compensation) to the offender's means are to be read as references to the means of the offender's parent or guardian. This is subject to subsection (5). (5) For the purposes of any order made under section 380 against a local authority, section 135(3) does not apply.

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140 Compensation order: order for payment by parent or guardian

(1) This section applies where— (a) a court makes or is proposing to make a compensation order in respect of an offence, and (b) the offender is aged under 18 when convicted. (2) Section 380 (order for payment by parent or guardian) applies to the amount to be paid under any such compensation order. (3) Subsection (4) applies for the purposes of any order made under section 380 against the offender's parent or guardian. (4) The references in subsections (3) and (4) of section 135 (taking account of offender's means in determining amount of compensation) to the offender's means are to be read as references to the means of the offender's parent or guardian. This is subject to subsection (5). (5) For the purposes of any order made under section 380 against a local authority, section 135(3) does not apply.

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