Singapore legislation
Regulation 12
Regulation 12
Summoning of witnesses
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an Appeal Committee may at any time, on the application of a party to an appeal or of the Appeal Committee’s own initiative, issue a summons requiring any person in Singapore to do either or both of the following:
attend as a witness before the Appeal Committee, at the time and place set out in the summons;
answer any question, or produce any document or other material in the person’s possession or under the person’s control, which relates to any issue or matter in question in the appeal.
Subregulation 2
An application for the issue of a summons under this regulation must be filed with the Secretary with the appropriate fee specified in the Schedule, and state —
the name and address of the witness to be called;
the facts upon which the witness is to be examined (if any) and the reasons for the examination; and
the documents required to be produced by the witness (if any) and the reasons for their production.
Subregulation 3
A person is not required to attend in compliance with a summons under this regulation unless that person —
is served personally with the summons by the party requiring the person to attend before the Appeal Committee; and
is paid a reasonable sum to cover that person’s expenses of going to, remaining at and returning from, the Appeal Committee.