# The Magistrates' Courts (Notices of Transfer) Rules 1988, Article 6: Making of witness orders where person charged is not required to appear


Where by virtue of section 5(6) of the Act, a person charged is no longer required to appear before a magistrates' court to which notice of transfer in respect of him has been given, that court shall fix a date on which it will exercise its functions under section 5(8) of the Act and shall cause notice thereof to be given to the said person and to the designated authority concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1701/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-notices-of-transfer-rules-1988/article-6
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