# Criminal Justice Act 2003, Paragraph 8

Status: prospective

(1) Section 1 (issue of summons to accused or warrant for his arrest) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (3) after “section” there is inserted “ upon an information being laid ”.
(3) In subsection (4) after “summons” there is inserted “ , or a written charge and requisition, ”.
(4) In subsection (6) after “has” there is inserted “ , or a written charge and requisition have, ”.
(5) After subsection (6) there is inserted—
“(6A) Where the offence charged is an indictable offence and a written charge and requisition have previously been issued, a warrant may be issued under this section by a justice of the peace upon a copy of the written charge (rather than an information) being laid before the justice by a public prosecutor.”
(6) After subsection (7) there is inserted—
“(7A) For the purposes of subsection (6A) above, a copy of a written charge may be laid before, and a warrant under this section may be issued by, a single justice of the peace.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/36/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/schedule-36/paragraph-8
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