Singapore legislation

Section 13

of International Arbitration Act 1994

Section 13

Witnesses may be summoned by subpoena

Amended by42/200542/200512/201240/201912/201240/201942/2005

(1)

Any party to an arbitration agreement may take out a subpoena to testify or a subpoena to produce documents.

Amended by42/2005

(2)

The General Division of the High Court may order that a subpoena to testify or a subpoena to produce documents be issued to compel the attendance before an arbitral tribunal of a witness wherever the witness may be within Singapore.

Amended by42/200512/201240/2019

(3)

The General Division of the High Court may also issue an order under section 38 of the Prisons Act 1933 to bring up a prisoner for examination before an arbitral tribunal.

Amended by12/201240/2019

(4)

A person must not be compelled under any such subpoena to produce any document which the person could not be compelled to produce on the trial of an action.

Amended by42/2005