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Breach of requirements: application for summons or warrantU.K.

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101.—(1) An application by the responsible officer for a summons or a warrant under [F1paragraph 8A of Schedule 10 to the Sentencing Code (as inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 6A to the Act)] shall be made in writing to the court administration officer, specifying—

(a)the requirement of the order with which the offender is alleged to have failed to comply;

(b)the respect in which, and the date on which (or the dates between which) he is alleged to have failed to comply with that requirement;

(c)whether he has within the previous twelve months been given a warning under [F2paragraph 6 of Schedule 10 to the Sentencing Code] in respect of the order, and if so when and in what terms; and

(d)any grounds on which, to the responsible officer's knowledge, the offender is likely to rely as constituting a reasonable excuse for the alleged failure to comply.

(2) The court administration officer shall forward the application to the Judge Advocate General.

(3) The Judge Advocate General may—

(a)issue a summons under [F3paragraph 8A of Schedule 10 to the Sentencing Code] requiring the offender to appear before the court for proceedings under [F4paragraph 11] of that Schedule;

(b)issue a warrant under [F5paragraph 8A] of that Schedule for the offender's arrest;

(c)dismiss the application without a hearing; or

(d)direct a hearing of the application.

(4) If the Judge Advocate General directs a hearing of the application, the court administration officer shall notify the responsible officer of the time and place appointed for the hearing.

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