# Street Offences Act 1959, Paragraph 8


(1) Where the relevant magistrates' court proposes to exercise its powers under paragraph 5, otherwise than on the application of the offender, it must summon the offender to appear before the court and, if the offender does not appear in answer to the summons, may issue a warrant for the arrest of the offender.
(2) An order may not be amended under this Part of this Schedule while an appeal against the order is pending.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/7-8/57/schedule/n2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/street-offences-act-1959/schedule-n2/paragraph-8
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