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83AI Issue of summons or warrant to arrest

(1)A summons issued for the purposes of a proceeding commenced under section 83AG for an offence under section 83AC, 83AD, 83ADA or 83ADB must direct the offender to attend to answer to the charge—
S. 83AI(1) amended by No. 32/2013 ss 17(1), 49(2).
(a)at the proper venue of the Magistrates' Court, if the order that is the subject of the offence was made by the Magistrates' Court; or
(b)at the Supreme Court or the County Court, if the order that is the subject of the offence was made by either court.
(2)A warrant to arrest issued for the purposes of a proceeding commenced under section 83AG for an offence under section 83AC, 83AD, 83ADA or 83ADB must—
S. 83AI(2) amended by No. 32/2013 ss 17(2), 49(2).
(a)be issued in accordance with Part 4 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989; and
(b)authorise the person to whom it is directed to bring the offender when arrested before a bail justice or the sentencing court to be dealt with according to law.