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| (1) A court shall not make an order in respect of an offender requiring him to perform community service (hereinafter referred to as the " community service order ") unless the offender consents and the court has been notified by the Minister that arrangements exist for persons who reside within the jurisdiction of such court to perform work under such orders. |
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| (2) Where a court makes community service orders in respect of two or more offences of which the offender has been convicted, the court may direct that the periods of service shall be concurrent with or additional to those specified in any other of those orders. |
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| (3) The performance of community service shall be in accordance with regulations made from time to time by the Minister. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts