s 46 Notice to attend court
46.—(1) Where it appears to the Director-General or any police officer or authorised officer that any person has committed an offence under this Act, the Director‑General, police officer or authorised officer may serve on the person a notice in such form as may be prescribed requiring the person to attend at the court, at the hour and on the date specified in the notice. (2) The Director-General, police officer or authorised officer must prepare a duplicate of the notice mentioned in subsection (1) and, if so required by a court, produce the duplicate to the court. (3) When an accused person appears before a court pursuant to such a notice, the court is to take cognizance of the offence alleged and is to proceed as though the accused were brought before the court under section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.[15/2010] (4) If a person who has been served the notice fails to appear before a court in accordance with the notice, the court is to issue a warrant for the arrest of that person. (5) When a person who is arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (4) is brought before a court, the court is to proceed as though the person were brought under section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.[Act 31 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022]