Section 83: Process for securing attendance of offender . . . .

Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 · 1980 c. 43View on legislation.gov.uk

Part III: Satisfaction and Enforcement

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—

issue a summons requiring the offender to appear before the court at the time and place appointed in the summons; or
issue a warrant to arrest him and bring him before the court.

On the failure of the offender to appear before the court in answer to a summons issued under this section, or by virtue of Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003 the court may issue a warrant to arrest him and bring him before the court.

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.

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