Summons to witness
18 Summons to witness
(1) On the order of the Assembly or of a committee which has been authorised by the Assembly to send for persons, papers and records, the Clerk or in the case of a committee, either the Clerk or the clerk of the committee, may issue under his or her hand a summons to a person (not being a member) to attend before the Assembly or the committee to give evidence before the Assembly or the committee or to produce to the Assembly or the committee the papers, books, documents or articles specified in the summons.
A summons under subsection (1):
(a) may be in or to the effect of the appropriate form in Schedule 3; and
shall be served personally on the person to whom it is directed.
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