sec.12Copy of summons issued to witness under Act, s 78 or 83 to be filed

### sec.12 Copy of summons issued to witness under Act, s 78 or 83 to be filed This section applies if a person asks a justice to issue a summons that may be issued under section 78 or 83 of the Act . If the summons is issued at a place appointed for holding a Magistrates Court, the person must, at the time the summons is issued— file a copy of the summons with the clerk of the court at the place; and pay the fee for filing the copy. If the summons is issued at another place, the person must, within 3 days after the summons’s issue— file a copy of the summons with the clerk of the court who is at or nearest to the returnable place; and pay the fee for filing the copy. In this section— returnable place , for a summons, means the place where the relevant witness is required to appear or produce documents under the summons. (sec.12-ssec.1) This section applies if a person asks a justice to issue a summons that may be issued under section 78 or 83 of the Act . (sec.12-ssec.2) If the summons is issued at a place appointed for holding a Magistrates Court, the person must, at the time the summons is issued— file a copy of the summons with the clerk of the court at the place; and pay the fee for filing the copy. (sec.12-ssec.3) If the summons is issued at another place, the person must, within 3 days after the summons’s issue— file a copy of the summons with the clerk of the court who is at or nearest to the returnable place; and pay the fee for filing the copy. (sec.12-ssec.4) In this section— returnable place , for a summons, means the place where the relevant witness is required to appear or produce documents under the summons. - (a) file a copy of the summons with the clerk of the court at the place; and - (b) pay the fee for filing the copy. - (a) file a copy of the summons with the clerk of the court who is at or nearest to the returnable place; and - (b) pay the fee for filing the copy.