Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 E+W Referral order: further court proceedings

PART 1 E+W Referral back to court for further proceedings

Bringing the offender before the court E+W

3 (1) Where the appropriate court receives a report under paragraph 2, the court must cause the offender to appear before it. E+W

(2) For that purpose, a justice acting in the same local justice area as the appropriate court may—

(a) issue a summons requiring the offender to appear before the appropriate court at the place and time specified in the summons, or

(b) if the report is substantiated on oath, issue a warrant for the offender's arrest which requires the offender to be brought before the appropriate court.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2