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26 Witness summons in a criminal proceeding
(1) For the purposes of section 43 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989, a witness summons must be in Form 13.
(2) A witness summons to give evidence or to give evidence and produce documents or things must be directed to one person.
(3) Where a witness summons relates to a corporate accused it may be directed to one or more persons.
Rule 27 (Heading) substituted by S.R. No. 129/2023 rule 6(1).