5Preliminary notice to witness

5 Preliminary notice to witness

(1)  [Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2018, s. 27, Applied:10 Dec 2018] On application by the prosecutor, an accused person, an applicant, a respondent to an application or any other person who is a party to a criminal proceeding, the Registrar must issue a preliminary notice in the prescribed form to any person named in the notice requiring that person to attend and give evidence at a criminal proceeding.

(2)  [Section 5 Subsection (2) amended by No. 29 of 2018, s. 27, Applied:10 Dec 2018] A person is not required to attend as a witness under subsection (1) until he or she is served with a final notice on behalf of the person who applied for the preliminary notice.

(3)  [Section 5 Subsection (3) amended by No. 29 of 2018, s. 27, Applied:10 Dec 2018] As soon as practicable after the issue of a preliminary notice, the person who applied for the notice must cause the notice to be served on the intended witness.