{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-amendment-rules-2019/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-amendment-rules-2019/article-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/1367",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-amendment-rules-2019",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Substitution of rule 98",
  "text": "For rule 98 (form of summons) substitute—\n“Form of summons\n98. (1) A summons requiring a person to appear before a magistrates’ court may be issued in respect of more than one information or complaint.\n(2) A summons must—\n(a) state the name and address of the complainant or informant;\n(b) contain notice of when and where the person is required to attend the court;\n(c) specify each information or complaint in respect of which it is issued;\n(d) identify the name and address of the court office for the court that issued it.\n(3) A summons need not bear the name of the justice or other person issuing it, provided that the designated officer has recorded the name of that justice or other person.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1367/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:36:28.436740+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}