Probation of Offenders Act, 1958

Bare Act · 1958

An Act to provide for the release of offenders on probation or after due admonition and for matters connected therewith.

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Act number: 20 of 1958
Enacted: 16 May 1958
Contents: 19 sections

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Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 – Definitions
Section 3 – Power of court to release certain offenders after admonition
Section 4 – Power of court to release certain offenders on probation of good conduct
Section 5 – Power of court to require released offenders to pay compensation and costs
Section 6 – Restrictions on imprisonment of offenders under twenty-one years of age (preview)
Section 7 – Report of probation officer to be confidential (preview)
Section 8 – Variation of conditions of probation (preview)
Section 9 – Procedure in case of offender failing to observe conditions of bond (preview)
Section 10 – Provision as to sureties (preview)
Section 11 – Courts competent to make order under the Act, appeal and revision and powers of courts in appeal and revision. (preview)
Section 12 – Removal of disqualification attaching to conviction (preview)
Section 13 – Probation officers (preview)
Section 14 – Duties of probation officers (preview)
Section 15 – Probation officers to be public servants (preview)
Section 16 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
Section 17 – Power to make rules (preview)
Section 18 – Saving of operation of certain enactments (preview)
Section 19 – Section 562 of the Code not to apply in certain areas THE PROBATION OF OFFENDERS ACT, 1958 A N . 20 1958 [16th May, 1958.] An Act to provide for the release of offenders on probation or after due admonition and for matters connected therewith. (preview)

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