SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 36Further minor and consequential amendments
Part 2Charging etc
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
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1
Section 1 (issue of summons to accused or warrant for his arrest) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (3) after “section” there is inserted “
upon an information being laid
”
.
3
In subsection (4) after “summons” there is inserted “
, or a written charge and requisition,
”
.
4
In subsection (6) after “has” there is inserted “
, or a written charge and requisition have,
”
.
5
After subsection (6) there is inserted—
6A
Where the offence charged is an indictable offence and a written charge and requisition have previously been issued, a warrant may be issued under this section by a justice of the peace upon a copy of the written charge (rather than an information) being laid before the justice by a public prosecutor.
6
After subsection (7) there is inserted—
7A
For the purposes of subsection (6A) above, a copy of a written charge may be laid before, and a warrant under this section may be issued by, a single justice of the peace.