Magistrates’ Courts (Procedure) Act 1998
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3 Power to issue warrant for arrest of accused after conviction where disqualification proposed.
(1) In subsection (1) of section 13 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (non-appearance of accused: issue of warrant) the words “if the information has been substantiated on oath” are hereby repealed. (2) For subsection (3) of that section there is substituted— (3) A warrant for the arrest of any person who has attained the age of 18 shall not be issued under this section unless— (a) the information has been substantiated on oath and the offence to which the warrant relates is punishable with imprisonment, or (b) the court, having convicted the accused, proposes to impose a disqualification on him. (3A) A warrant for the arrest of any person who has not attained the age of 18 shall not be issued under this section unless— (a) the information has been substantiated on oath, or (b) the court, having convicted the accused, proposes to impose a disqualification on him.
3 Power to issue warrant for arrest of accused after conviction where disqualification proposed.
(1) In subsection (1) of section 13 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (non-appearance of accused: issue of warrant) the words “if the information has been substantiated on oath” are hereby repealed. (2) For subsection (3) of that section there is substituted— (3) A warrant for the arrest of any person who has attained the age of 18 shall not be issued under this section unless— (a) the information has been substantiated on oath and the offence to which the warrant relates is punishable with imprisonment, or (b) the court, having convicted the accused, proposes to impose a disqualification on him. (3A) A warrant for the arrest of any person who has not attained the age of 18 shall not be issued under this section unless— (a) the information has been substantiated on oath, or (b) the court, having convicted the accused, proposes to impose a disqualification on him.
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