82. Non-appearance of corporate accused charged with indictable offence

82. Non-appearance of corporate accused charged with indictable offence

(1) If a corporate accused does not appear in answer to a summons to answer to a charge for an indictable offence that may be heard and determined summarily, the Magistrates' Court may hear and determine the charge summarily in the absence of the accused if-

(a) the court is satisfied that the charge and the return date in relation to it have been brought to the notice of the accused; and

(b) the court considers that the charge is appropriate to be determined summarily-

even though the accused has not consented to a summary hearing.

(2) If the Magistrates' Court proceeds to hear and determine a charge summarily in accordance with subsection (1), the court may dispense with or vary any requirement imposed by or under this Part.

(3) If the Magistrates' Court finds a corporate accused guilty in its absence, the court must cause written notice of any sentence imposed by it to be served on the accused.