26 Power to issue summons to accused in certain circumstances
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (1980 c 43) | Legislation

26  Power to issue summons to accused in certain circumstances

[(1)     Where, in the circumstances mentioned in section 23(1)(a) above, the court is not satisfied that there

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