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1 Issue of summons to accused or warrant for his arrest.E+W
[(1)On an information being laid before a justice of the peace that a person has, or is suspected of having, committed an offence, the justice may issue—
(a)a summons directed to that person requiring him to appear before a magistrates' court to answer the information, or
(b)a warrant to arrest that person and bring him before a magistrates' court.]
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)No warrant shall be issued under this section unless the information is in writing . . . .
(4)No warrant shall be issued under this section for the arrest of any person who has attained [ the age of 18 years] unless—
(a)the offence to which the warrant relates is an indictable offence or is punishable with imprisonment, or
(b)the person’s address is not sufficiently established for a summons to be served on him.
(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6)Where the offence charged is an indictable offence, a warrant under this section may be issued at any time notwithstanding that a summons has previously been issued.
(7)A justice of the peace may issue a summons or warrant under this section upon an information being laid before him notwithstanding any enactment requiring the information to be laid before two or more justices.
(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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