# Criminal Justice Act 1991, Paragraph 17

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, where a court proposes to exercise its powers under this Part of this Schedule, otherwise than on the application of the offender, the court—
(a) shall summon him to appear before the court; and
(b) if he does not appear in answer to the summons, may issue a warrant for his arrest;
. . .
(2) This paragraph shall not apply to an order cancelling a requirement of a relevant order or reducing the period of any requirement, or substituting a new petty sessions area or a new place for the one specified in a relevant order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/53/schedule/2/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1991/schedule-2/paragraph-17
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