Singapore legislation
Clause 66
Clause 66
Notice to attend court
(1)
Where it appears to the Guardian‑in‑Adoption or any authorised officer that any person has committed an offence under this Act, the Guardian‑in‑Adoption or authorised officer may serve on the person a written notice, in such form as may be prescribed by the regulations, requiring the person to attend the court described, at the time and on the date specified in the notice.
(2)
The Guardian-in-Adoption or authorised officer must, if so required by a court, produce a copy of the notice mentioned in subsection (1) to the court.
(3)
On an accused person appearing before a court pursuant to a notice, the court is to take cognizance of the offence alleged and must proceed as though the accused person were produced before the court under section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.
(4)
If a person on whom a notice has been served fails to appear before a court in accordance with the notice, the court must then issue a warrant for arrest of that person.
(5)
Upon a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (4) being produced before a court, the court must —
proceed as though the person were produced under section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010; and
at the conclusion of the proceedings, call upon the person to show cause why he or she should not be punished for failing to attend in compliance with the notice served on him or her and, if cause is not shown, may order him or her to pay such fine not exceeding $2,000 as the court thinks fit or may commit him or her to prison for a term not exceeding 2 months.