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Friday, August 11, 1972
"This amending bill seeks to dispense with the necessity for
a summons and to enable certain public officers to hand to an offender,
at the time of the offence, a notice which requires him to appear before
a court at a time and place specified in the notice."
If a person served with such a notice fails to comply with it,
the magistrate will be able to issue a warrant for his arrest. If he is
subsequently brought before the magistrate, the magistrate can, unless there
are special circumstances, order the person to pay costs of between $20 and $400,
irrespective of whether or not he is convicted of the alleged offence.
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