Part II Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure
Jurisdiction to issue summons and deal with complaints
F151Issue of summons on complaint
Where a complaint relating to a person is made to a justice of the peace, the justice of the peace may issue a summons to the person requiring him to appear before a magistrates' court to answer to the complaint.
52 Jurisdiction to deal with complaints.
F2(1)
A magistrates' court has jurisdiction to hear any complaint.
(2)
But subsection (1) is subject to provision made by any enactment.