# The Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, Article 72: Issue of process

Extent: N.I.

(1) A process issued in debt proceeding shall require the defendant to appear before a court of summary jurisdiction ....
(2) A process issued in ejectment proceedings shall require the defendant to appear before a court of summary jurisdiction ....
(3) A claim for the recovery of arrears of rent or sums due under Article 69 not exceeding £100 due in respect of lands or premises may be joined together with a claim in ejectment proceedings and commenced by the issue of the same process.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/1675/article/72 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-72
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