Part II Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure

Jurisdiction to issue summons and deal with complaints

C151 Issue of summons on complaint.

Subject to the provisions of this Act, where a complaint is made to a justice of the peace acting for any petty sessions area upon which a magistrates’ court acting for that area has power to make an order against any person, the justice may issue a summons directed to that person requiring him to appear before a magistrates’ court acting for that area to answer to the complaint.