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Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Winding Up

202. Special commission for receiving evidence

(1)

District Judges are commissioners for the purpose of taking evidence under this Part and Parts 9, 10 and 11, and the Court may refer the whole or any part of the examination of any witnesses under this Part or Part 9, 10 or 11 to any person appointed commissioner by this section.

(2)

Every commissioner, in addition to any powers which the commissioner might lawfully exercise as a District Judge, has in the matter referred to him or her the same powers as the Court of —

(a)

summoning and examining witnesses;

(b)

requiring the production or delivery of documents;

(c)

punishing defaults by witnesses; and

(d)

allowing costs and expenses to witnesses.

(3)

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the taking of evidence by commissioners must be in open court and must be open to the public.

(4)

The examination so taken must be returned or reported to the Court in such manner as the Court directs.