66Attendance of defendant and witnesses and production of documents

66 Attendance of defendant and witnesses and production of documents

[Section 66 Repealed by No. 22 of 2007, s. 11, Applied:01 Feb 2008]

(1)  A magistrate, or justice, may issue a summons in respect of preliminary proceedings to one or more of the following persons:

(a) the defendant, requiring the defendant to attend the proceedings at a time and place mentioned in the summons;

(b) the witness specified in the relevant preliminary proceedings order, requiring the witness to attend the proceedings, at a time and place mentioned in the summons, to testify what he or she knows concerning the offence to which the proceedings relate;

(c) a person specified in the summons, requiring the person –

(i) to attend the proceedings at a time and place mentioned in the summons; and

(ii) as part of the proceedings and for the purposes of evidence, to produce a document or thing in the possession or under the control of the person.

(2)  If a person fails to attend preliminary proceedings as required by a summons issued under this section, the magistrate, or justice, conducting the proceedings may issue a warrant requiring that the person be apprehended and brought before the magistrate or justice.