Rule 8 Form of summons

Every summons shall be signed by the person who issues it.

No summons shall be signed in blank.

Where there is more than one defendant a separate summons shall be issued in respect of each defendant.

Every summons shall state shortly the offence or cause of complaint and shall state the time and place at which the person summoned is required to appear.

A single summons may be issued against a person in respect of several complaints but the summons shall state each offence or cause of complaint separately and shall have effect (except for the purposes of an order made under section 116 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978^f1 as several summonses, each issued in respect of one complaint.

The name and address of the complainant and the name and, where possible, the usual or last-known address of the person summoned shall be stated in the summons.

^f2 A summons issued in respect of an offence involving obligatory or discretionary disqualification within the meaning of Article 4 of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 shall bear an endorsement in Form 2B.]