sec.26Power of court if noncompliance with attendance notice

### sec.26 Power of court if noncompliance with attendance notice This section applies if, without reasonable excuse, a person fails to comply with a notice given under section 25 . A Magistrates Court, at the request of the public guardian, may issue a subpoena requiring the attendance of the person before the court. The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , other than rules  417 , 418 and 420 , apply in relation to the subpoena. See the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , chapter 11 , part 4 . The court may require the person to take an oath. The public guardian may examine the person attending before the court under a subpoena issued under subsection (2) . In this section— subpoena means— a subpoena for production; or a subpoena to give evidence; or a subpoena for production and to give evidence. s 26 amd 2023 No. 23 s 172 (sec.26-ssec.1) This section applies if, without reasonable excuse, a person fails to comply with a notice given under section 25 . (sec.26-ssec.2) A Magistrates Court, at the request of the public guardian, may issue a subpoena requiring the attendance of the person before the court. (sec.26-ssec.3) The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , other than rules  417 , 418 and 420 , apply in relation to the subpoena. See the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , chapter 11 , part 4 . (sec.26-ssec.4) The court may require the person to take an oath. (sec.26-ssec.5) The public guardian may examine the person attending before the court under a subpoena issued under subsection (2) . (sec.26-ssec.6) In this section— subpoena means— a subpoena for production; or a subpoena to give evidence; or a subpoena for production and to give evidence. - (a) a subpoena for production; or - (b) a subpoena to give evidence; or - (c) a subpoena for production and to give evidence.