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sets out the required content of a summons to answer to a charge. A summons must direct the accused to appear at the appropriate venue on a specified date and time to answer the charge. In cases of indictable offences that may be heard and determined summarily, a summons that is to be served on a corporate accused must state that if the accused does not appear in answer to the summons, the Magistrates' Court may proceed to hear and determine the charge in their absence. In any case, a summons to answer to a charge for an indictable offence that is to be served on a corporate accused must state that if the accused does not appear in answer to the summons, the Magistrates' Court may proceed to conduct a committal proceeding in their absence.