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Sentencing Act 2020

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56 Other duties of court to give reasons where certain orders not made

(1) For other duties of the court dealing with an offender for an offence to give reasons, in certain circumstances, for a decision not to make an order, see— Duty to give reasons | Type of order | Type of offence Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 section 33(2)(c) | travel restriction order under section 33 | sentence of imprisonment for certain drug-trafficking offences Animal Welfare Act 2006 section 33(6) | order under section 33 (deprivation) | certain offences under that Act section 34(8) | order under section 34 (disqualification) | certain offences under that Act Football Spectators Act 1989 section 14A(3) | banning order under Part 2 | relevant offence within the meaning of that Part Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 section 4(4) | unlawful profit order under section 4 | offence under section 1 or 2 Modern Slavery Act 2015 section 8(7)(b) | slavery and trafficking reparation order | offence under section 1, 2 or 4 (2) Nothing in this section is to be taken to affect— (a) any power to make an order mentioned in the table in subsection (1), or (b) any requirement to give reasons for a decision not to exercise any power to make an order not mentioned in the table.

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56 Other duties of court to give reasons where certain orders not made

(1) For other duties of the court dealing with an offender for an offence to give reasons, in certain circumstances, for a decision not to make an order, see— Duty to give reasons | Type of order | Type of offence Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 section 33(2)(c) | travel restriction order under section 33 | sentence of imprisonment for certain drug-trafficking offences Animal Welfare Act 2006 section 33(6) | order under section 33 (deprivation) | certain offences under that Act section 34(8) | order under section 34 (disqualification) | certain offences under that Act Football Spectators Act 1989 section 14A(3) | banning order under Part 2 | relevant offence within the meaning of that Part Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 section 4(4) | unlawful profit order under section 4 | offence under section 1 or 2 Modern Slavery Act 2015 section 8(7)(b) | slavery and trafficking reparation order | offence under section 1, 2 or 4 (2) Nothing in this section is to be taken to affect— (a) any power to make an order mentioned in the table in subsection (1), or (b) any requirement to give reasons for a decision not to exercise any power to make an order not mentioned in the table.

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