# The Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, Article 26: Non-appearance of complainant


Where an accused appears at the time and place appointed for the hearing or adjourned hearing of a complaint charging a summary offence the court may, if the complainant (having in the case of a warrant due notice of the accused's arrest) does not appear,—
(a) dismiss the complaint; or
(b) order it to be struck out; or
(c) adjourn or further adjourn the hearing to a future day; or
(d) if evidence has been received on a previous occasion, proceed in the absence of the complainant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/1675/article/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-26
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