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Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1996
18Abolition of subpoenae ad testificandum and duces tecum in criminal proceedings
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18 Abolition of subpoenae ad testificandum and duces tecum in criminal proceedings
(1) On and from the commencement of this Act a subpoena ad testificandum and a subpoena duces tecum may not be issued or used in criminal proceedings.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) affects a subpoena ad testificandum or a subpoena duces tecum that was issued and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act and a prosecutor or an accused person is competent to bring proceedings arising from any such subpoena notwithstanding this Act.