Section 55 — Sentencing Act 2002: Sentence of community work

55 Sentence of community work (1) A court may sentence an offender to community work— (a) if the offender is convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment; or (ab) if the offender is convicted of an offence and the enactment prescribing the offence expressly provides that a sentence of home detention may be imposed on conviction; or (b) if the offender is convicted of an offence and the enactment prescribing the offence expressly provides that a community-based sentence may be imposed on conviction. (2) The sentence may be for the number of hours, being not less than 40 or more than 400, that the court thinks fit. (3) This section is subject to sections 56 and 57 . Section 55(1)(ab): inserted, on 1 October 2007, by section 25 of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 27).