# Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, Section 51: Issue of summons on complaint

Extent: E+W

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/43/section/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-act-1980/section-51
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