6Certain offences to be dealt with summarily

6 Certain offences to be dealt with summarily

6 Certain offences to be dealt with summarily

(1) The following offences must be dealt with summarily—

(a) an offence that under this or any other Act is required to be dealt with summarily,

(b) an offence that under this or any other Act is described as a summary offence,

(c) an offence for which the maximum penalty that may be imposed is not, and does not include, imprisonment for more than 2 years, excluding the following offences—

(i) an offence that under any other Act is required or permitted to be dealt with on indictment,

(ii) an offence listed in Table 1 or 2 to Schedule 1.

(2) An offence may be dealt with summarily if it is an offence that under this or any other Act is permitted to be dealt with summarily or on indictment.

s 6 (previously s 8): Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 [12]. Am 2007 No 57, Sch 1 [1].