Copy of summons issued to witness under Act, s 78 or 83 to be filed
12 Copy of summons issued to witness under Act, s 78 or 83 to be filed
This section applies if a person asks a justice to issue a summons that may be issued under section 78 or 83 of the Act.
If the summons is issued at a place appointed for holding a Magistrates Court, the person must, at the time the summons is issued—
file a copy of the summons with the clerk of the court at the place; and
pay the fee for filing the copy.
If the summons is issued at another place, the person must, within 3 days after the summons’s issue—
file a copy of the summons with the clerk of the court who is at or nearest to the returnable place; and
pay the fee for filing the copy.
In this section—
returnable place, for a summons, means the place where the relevant witness is required to appear or produce documents under the summons.
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