34Service of subpoenas etc on Ministers

34 Service of subpoenas etc on Ministers (1) A subpoena or other process issued by a court, tribunal or authority requiring a Minister to appear, in the Minister’s official capacity, to give evidence, or to produce documents, must be given to the chief solicitor for service on the Minister. (2) The chief solicitor must, on receiving a subpoena or other process mentioned in subsection (1), make reasonable endeavours to serve it on the Minister and must provide proof of service to the court, tribunal or other authority. (3) The chief solicitor, if unable to serve a subpoena or other process within a reasonable time, must tell the court, tribunal or other authority of the reasons for not being able to effect service and, in that case, the court, tribunal or other authority may direct that service be effected in some other way.