# Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, Section 93: Public Prosecutor's summons

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where a complaint has been made by a Public Prosecutor to a lay magistrate ... that a person has, or is suspected of having, committed a summary offence ..., the Public Prosecutor may issue a summons directed to that person requiring that person to appear before a magistrates' court to answer to the complaint.
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(3) Where a Public Prosecutor has made a complaint to a lay magistrate ... that a person has, or is suspected of having, committed an indictable offence ... the Public Prosecutor may issue a summons requiring that person to appear before a magistrates' court.
(4) Where a Public Prosecutor is satisfied that a summons issued under subsection (1) has not been served, the Public Prosecutor may, without a complaint being made to a lay magistrate, re-issue the summons extending the time for the appearance of the person summoned.
(5) Any existing statutory provision which applies to a complaint made or summons issued under paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4A) of Article 20 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 shall apply (with appropriate modifications) to a complaint made or summons issued by a Public Prosecutor under the corresponding subsection of this section.
(6) In this section “Public Prosecutor” has the meaning given in section 29(5) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/93 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justice-act-northern-ireland-2015/section-93
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