# The Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, Article 79: Issue of summons upon civil complaint

Extent: N.I.

Where a complaint in a civil matter is made to a justice of the peace ... upon which a court of summary jurisdiction ... has power to make an order against any person, the justice may issue a summons directed to that person requiring him to appear before that court to answer to the complaint.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/1675/article/79 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-79
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