Singapore legislation
Regulation 23
Regulation 23
Summoning of witnesses
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Board may at any time, on the request of a party or of its own initiative, issue a summons requiring any person in Singapore to do either or both of the following:
attend as a witness before the Board, at the time and place set out in the summons;
answer any question, or produce any document or other material in his possession or under his control, which relate to any issue or matter in question in the appeal proceedings.
Subregulation 2
A request by a party for the issue of a summons under this regulation shall be made to the Secretary with the appropriate fee specified in the Schedule, and shall state —
the name and address of the witness to be called; and
the facts upon which the witness is to be examined and the reasons for the examination, the documents required to be produced by the witness and the reasons for their production, or both.
Subregulation 3
No person may be required to attend in compliance with a summons under this regulation unless —
he has been served personally with the summons by the person requiring him to attend before the Board; and
he is paid such sum as would be recoverable in respect of his attendance if the proceedings were proceedings before a District Court.