(1) A court process shall be a written document by which a magistrate or a court orders either:
- the appearance or production of an individual before them; or
- the remand in custody of a suspect, a defendant, an accused, or
- a witness suspected of hindering the search for evidence; or
- the imprisonment of a convict; or
- the search of objects either used for or procured by the commission of an offence.
(2) The following shall constitute court processes:
summons, bench warrant, remand warrant, production, warrant, search warrant, warrant of
arrest and imprisonment warrant.
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In force from 27 July 2005
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