Criminal Procedure.
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of witness,
how to be
taken,
(Cap. 227.)
(7) The examination of every such witness shall be Deposition taken in the form of a deposition in the same manner as is prescribed by section 80 of the Magistrates Ordinance, and unless otherwise ordered shall be taken in private. The caption in Form XXIV in the Schedule hereto shall be attached to any such deposition.
(8) Any order or notice required by this rule to be given to any witness may be served as an order may be served under paragraph (3) of rule 29, and any such notice shall be deemed to be an order of the Full Court on such witness to attend at the time and place specified therein.
(9) The appellant or counsel or solicitor concerned in the appeal shall be entitled to be present at and take part in any examination of any witness to which this rule relates and, if the appellant is in custody, a judge may by warrant under the hand of the Registrar give directions to the Commissioner of Prisons for securing the attendance of the appellant at any examination.
Service of orders under
notices and
rule.
Presence of
examination
parties at
of witnesses,
under
(8) (d) on reference.
37. When an order of reference is made by the Full Court under paragraph (d) of subsection (8) of section 82 of the Ordinance, the question to be referred and the person to whom as special commissioner the same shall be referred shall be specified in such order. The Full Court may in such order, or by giving directions as and when it from time to time shall think right, specify whether the appellant or any other person may be present at any examination or investigation or at any stage thereof as may be ordered under paragraph (d) of subsection (8) of section 82 of the Ordinance, and specify any and what powers of the Full Court under the Ordinance or these rules may be delegated to such special commissioner, and may require him from time to time to make interim reports to the Full Court upon the question referred to him under paragraph (d) of subsection (8) of section 82 of the Ordinance, and may, if the appellant is in custody, give leave to him to be present at any stage of such examination or investigation and give the necessary directions to the Commissioner of Prisons accordingly, and may give directions to the Registrar that copies of any report made by such special commissioner shall be
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