21Power of Commissioners to summon witnesses

#### 21 Power of Commissioners to summon witnesses 21 Power of Commissioners to summon witnesses > > (1) The Commissioners, upon receiving any such claim for report as aforesaid, may appoint a day by notice in the Gazette for hearing such claim, and may issue summonses requiring all such persons, as are therein named, to attend the Commissioners at the day and time therein appointed to give evidence as to all matters and things known to any such person respecting any claim as aforesaid, and to produce in evidence all deeds, instruments, or writings in the possession or control of any such persons which they might by law be required and compelled to give evidence of or to produce in evidence in any cause respecting the like matters depending in the Supreme Court, in so far as the evidence of such persons and the production of such deeds, instruments, and writings are necessary for the due investigation of any such claim as aforesaid depending before the Commissioners. > > > (2) All such evidence shall be taken down in writing in the presence of the witnesses respectively giving the same, and shall at the time be signed by them or, in case of their refusing or being unable to sign, by the Secretary to the Commissioners; and all such evidence shall be given on oath, which oath the Commissioners shall administer to every person appearing before them to give evidence. > > > (3) Any person taking a false oath in any case wherein an oath is required to be taken by this Act shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and being thereof duly convicted shall be liable to such pains and penalties as any person convicted of perjury is subject and liable to. > > **s 21:** Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).