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Justices Regulation 2014
sec.5Copy of evidence on oath to be filed if warrant for a witness issued under Act, s 81
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### sec.5 Copy of evidence on oath to be filed if warrant for a witness issued under Act, s 81
This section applies if a person asks a justice to issue a warrant that may be issued under section 81 of the Act .
If the warrant is issued at a place appointed for holding a Magistrates Court, the person must, at the time the warrant is issued—
file a copy of any written evidence on oath relied on to obtain the warrant with the clerk of the court at the place; and
pay the fee for filing the copy.
If the warrant is issued at another place, the person must, within 3 days after the warrant’s issue—
file a copy of any written evidence on oath relied on to obtain the warrant 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 warrant, means the place where the relevant witness is to be brought under the warrant.
(sec.5-ssec.1) This section applies if a person asks a justice to issue a warrant that may be issued under section 81 of the Act .
(sec.5-ssec.2) If the warrant is issued at a place appointed for holding a Magistrates Court, the person must, at the time the warrant is issued— file a copy of any written evidence on oath relied on to obtain the warrant with the clerk of the court at the place; and pay the fee for filing the copy.
(sec.5-ssec.3) If the warrant is issued at another place, the person must, within 3 days after the warrant’s issue— file a copy of any written evidence on oath relied on to obtain the warrant with the clerk of the court who is at or nearest to the returnable place; and pay the fee for filing the copy.
(sec.5-ssec.4) In this section— returnable place , for a warrant, means the place where the relevant witness is to be brought under the warrant.
- (a) file a copy of any written evidence on oath relied on to obtain the warrant with the clerk of the court at the place; and
- (b) pay the fee for filing the copy.
- (a) file a copy of any written evidence on oath relied on to obtain the warrant with the clerk of the court who is at or nearest to the returnable place; and
- (b) pay the fee for filing the copy.