CAP. 87.1
Witnesses may be examined on oath.
Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges)
[1964 Ed.
be served on the person mentioned therein by delivering to him. a copy thereof or by leaving a copy thereof at his usual or last known place of abode in Gibraltar with some adult person; and there shall be paid or tendered to the person so summoned, such sum for his expenses as may be specified by standing order.
(3) A summons under this section may be served by an officer or by a police officer.
10. (1) The Council or any authorized committee may require that any facts, matters and things relating to the subject of inquiry before the Council or such committee be verified or otherwise ascertained by the oral examination of witnesses, and may cause any such witnesses to be examined upon oath.
(2) An oath required to be taken under the provisions of this section may be administered by the Clerk or by any other per- son appointed by the Council for that purpose, or, in the case of a witness before a committee, by the chairman of the com- mittee or by the member presiding in the absence of the chair- man, or by the clerk to the committee.
Objection
to answer question or produce
papers.
11. (1) Where any person ordered to attend to give evidence or to produce any paper, book, record or document before the Council refuses to answer any question that may be put to him or to produce any such paper, book, record or document on the ground that the same is of a private nature and does not affect the subject of inquiry, the Speaker may excuse the answering of such question or the production of such paper, book, record or document, or may order the answering or production thereof.
(2) Where a person ordered to attend to give evidence or to produce any paper, book, record or document before any authorized committee refuses to answer any question that may be put to him or to produce any such paper, book, record or document on the ground that the same is of a private nature and does not affect the subject of inquiry, the chairman of the committee may report such refusal to the Speaker with the reasons therefor; and the Speaker may thereupon excuse the answering of such question or the production of such paper, book, record or document or may order the answering or pro- duction thereof.
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