# Courts Act 2003, Section 47: Jurisdiction to issue summons and deal with complaints


(1) For section 51 of the 1980 Act (issue of summons on complaint) substitute—
“Issue of summons on complaint
51 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.”
(2) For section 52 of the 1980 Act (jurisdiction to deal with complaints) substitute—
“Jurisdiction to deal with complaints
52 (1) A magistrates' court has jurisdiction to hear any complaint.
(2) But subsection (1) is subject to provision made by any enactment.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/section/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003/section-47
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