# The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, Article 25: Amendment of summons before it is served


In Article 20 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 26) (issue of summons to accused), after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(4A) Where a justice of the peace for any county court division is satisfied that a summons issued under paragraph (1) by him or another justice of the peace for the same county court division has not been served, he may, without a complaint being made to him, re-issue the summons extending the time for the appearance of the person summoned.” .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/1247/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-25
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