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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2000 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Requests to Singapore
40. Penalty not to be imposed for failure to comply with summons
Feedback & supportWhere, pursuant to a request under section 38, the appropriate authority of a foreign country requests the assistance of the Attorney‑General in effecting the service on any person of a summons to appear as a witness in that country, that person must not be subject to any penalty or liability or otherwise prejudiced in law by reason only of that person’s refusal or failure to accept or comply with the summons, despite any contrary statement in the summons.