Legislation – Sentencing Act 2020
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 17Transfer of suspended sentence orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland
PART 6Amendment of SSSO or NISSO: offender remaining in Scotland or Northern Ireland
Cases in which offender is to be required to appear before home court
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(1)
(2)
Before exercising the power, the home court must issue—
(a)
a citation, if it is Scotland, or
(b)
a summons, if it is in Northern Ireland,
requiring the offender to appear before it.
(3)
If the offender does not appear in answer to a citation or summons under sub-paragraph (2), the court may issue a warrant for the offender’s arrest.
(4)
Sub-paragraph (2) does not apply where the home court exercises the power—
(a)
on the application of the offender, or
(b)
to cancel a community requirement of the suspended sentence order.