Part III Satisfaction and Enforcement

Sums adjudged to be paid by a conviction

83 Process for securing attendance of offender for purposes of section 82.

(1)

A magistrates’ court may, for the purpose of enabling inquiry to be made under section 82 above or for securing the attendance of an offender at a hearing required to be held by subsection (5) of that section—

(a)

issue a summons requiring the offender to appear before the court at the time and place appointed in the summons; or

(b)

issue a warrant to arrest him and bring him before the court.

(2)

On the failure of the offender to appear before the court in answer to a summons under this section the court may issue a warrant to arrest him and bring him before the court.

(3)

A warrant issued under this section may be executed in like manner, and the like proceedings may be taken with a view to its execution, in any part of the United Kingdom, as if it had been issued under section 13 above.

(4)

Notwithstanding anything in section 125 below, a warrant under this section shall cease to have effect when the sum in respect of which the warrant is issued is paid to the police officer holding the warrant.