11CIssuing summons under Act s. 52Q

11C. Issuing summons under Act s. 52Q

(1) The Magistrates Court may issue a summons under section 52Q(1)(a) or (2) in an electronic form by recording the information required to be included in the summons electronically by means of the ECMS.

(2) For the purposes of the Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 section 10, a summons issued under section 52Q(1)(a) or (2) is authenticated if —

(a) the magistrate issues the summons in an electronic form by means of the ECMS; and

(b) the electronic document identifies the magistrate as the person who issued it.

(3) For the purposes of the Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 section 13, a copy of a summons issued in accordance with subregulation (1) may be produced from the electronic version of the summons by printing out a copy of the electronic version.

[Regulation 11C inserted: SL 2020/167 r. 20.]