(1) Where a Court by or before which a person of 16 years of age or over is convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment (not being an offence for which the sentence is fixed by law) is of the opinion mentioned in subsection (3), the Court may make a combination order.
(2) In this Sub-Part “combination order” means an order which requires an offender either—
(a) both—
(i) to be under the supervision of a probation officer for a period specified in the order, being not less than 12 months nor more than 3 years, and
(ii) to perform unpaid work for a number of hours so specified, in accordance with the provisions regarding extra-mural sentences;
(b) both—
(ii) to remain at a specified place or specified places for specified periods within the limits set forth at section 1177(3).
(3) The opinion referred to in subsection (1) is that the making of a combination order is desirable in the interests of—
(a) securing the rehabilitation of the offender; or
(b) protecting the public from harm from the offender or preventing the commission of further offences by the offender.