{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/summary-jurisdiction-process-act-1881/section-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/summary-jurisdiction-process-act-1881/section-8.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/44-45/24",
  "legislation_title": "Summary Jurisdiction (Process) Act 1881",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/summary-jurisdiction-process-act-1881",
  "path": "section/8",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Definitions.",
  "text": "In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—\nThe expression “process” includes any summons or warrant of citation to appear either to answer any information or complaint, or as a witness; also any warrant of commitment, any warrant of imprisonment, any warrant of distress,any warrant of control, any warrant of poinding and sale, also any order or minute of a court of summary jurisdiction or copy of such order or minute, also an extract decree, and any other document or process, other than a warrant of arrestment, required for any purpose connected with a court of summary jurisdiction to be served or executed.\nThe expression “sheriff” shall include sheriff substitute.\nThe expression “court of summary jurisdiction” means any justice of the peace, also any officer or other magistrate having the authority in England or Scotland of a justice of the peace, also in Scotland the sheriff.\nThe expression “officer of a court of summary jurisdiction” means the constable, officer, or person to whom any process issued by the court is directed, or who is by law required or authorised to serve or execute any process issued by the court.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 8 inserted (6.4.2014) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 13 para. 16 (with s. 89); S.I. 2014/768, art. 2(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "References to sheriff and sheriff substitute to be construed as references to sheriff principal and sheriff respectively: Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58), s. 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/44-45/24/section/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:42:48.962806+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}