Legislation – Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, Section 93 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 April 2026. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 93:

s. 13(2)(2A) substituted for s. 13(2) by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(5)
s. 13(4)(5) added by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(6)
s. 13A⁠ inserted by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(7)
s. 13A inserted by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(7)
Sch. 2 para. 8(1) Sch. 2 para. 8 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 8(1) by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(9)(f)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 8(2) inserted by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(9)(f)(iii)
Sch. 2 para. 8(1) words substituted by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(9)(f)(ii)

Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:

Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):

s. 13(2)(2A) substituted for s. 13(2) by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(5)
s. 13(4)(5) added by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(6)
s. 13A⁠ inserted by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(7)
s. 13A inserted by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(7)
Sch. 2 para. 8(1) Sch. 2 para. 8 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 8(1) by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(9)(f)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 8(2) inserted by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(9)(f)(iii)
Sch. 2 para. 8(1) words substituted by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(9)(f)(ii)

PART 9MISCELLANEOUS

Public Prosecutor’s summons

Public Prosecutor’s summons93

(1)

Where a complaint has been made by a Public Prosecutor to a lay magistrate F1… that a person has, or is suspected of having, committed a summary offence F1…, the Public Prosecutor may issue a summons directed to that person requiring that person to appear before F2a magistrates’ court to answer to the complaint.

F3(2)

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(3)

Where a Public Prosecutor has made a complaint to a lay magistrate F4… that a person has, or is suspected of having, committed an indictable offence F4… the Public Prosecutor may issue a summons requiring that person to appear F5before a magistrates’ court.

(4)

Where a Public Prosecutor is satisfied that a summons issued under subsection (1) has not been served, the Public Prosecutor may, without a complaint being made to a lay magistrate, re-issue the summons extending the time for the appearance of the person summoned.

(5)

Any existing statutory provision which applies to a complaint made or summons issued under paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4A) of Article 20 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 shall apply (with appropriate modifications) to a complaint made or summons issued by a Public Prosecutor under the corresponding subsection of this section.

(6)

In this section “Public Prosecutor” has the meaning given in section 29(5) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002.