Dust Diseases Tribunal Rules 2019

A subpoena must be served on the person named within a reasonable time.

Without affecting the generality of subrule (1), where a subpoena requires attendance or production or both on a specified date, the subpoena may not be served on the person named later than 5 days before the date so specified unless the Tribunal or Registrar otherwise orders.

Subject to subrule (4), service of a subpoena for production which requires production on a specified date, being a date not later than 21 days before the hearing of the proceedings in which the subpoena is issued, may be effected by sending a copy of the subpoena by pre-paid post addressed to the person named at that persons’ usual or last known residence or place of business.

Service pursuant to subrule (3) is not effective unless and until the subpoena is actually received by the person named.