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High Commissioner, they shall have effect unless and until they are disapproved by the Secretary of State, and notification of such disapproval is recorded and published by the Judge of the Supreme Court.
142. The Court may, in any case, if it thinks fit, on account of the poverty of a party, or for any other reason, dispense with the payment of any fees, in whole or in part.
143. Payment of fees payable under any Rules to be made in pursuance of this Order, and of costs and of charges and ex- penses of witnesses, prosecutions, punishments, and deporta- tions, and of other charges and expenses, and of fines respectively payable under this Order, may be enforced under order of the Court by seizure and sale of goods, and in default of sufficient goods, by imprisonment as a civil prisoner for a term not exceeding one month, but such imprisonment shall not operate as a satisfaction or extinguishment of the liability.
144. Any bill of sale or mortgage, or transfer of property made with a view to avoiding seizure or sale of goods or of a ship under any provision of this Order, shall not be effectual to defeat the provisions of this Order.
145.-(1) Every person doing an act or taking a proceeding in the Court as plaintiff in a civil case, or when making a criminal charge against another person, or otherwise, shall do so in his own name and not otherwise, and either---
(a) By himself; or
(b) By a legal practitioner authorized to practice before the
Court; or
(c) By his attorney or agent thereunto lawfully authorized
in writing and approved by the Court.
(2) Where the act is done or proceeding taken by an attorney (other than a legal practitioner), or by an agent, the power of attorney, or instrument authorizing the agent, or an authenticated copy thereof, shall be first filed in the Court.
(3) Where the authority has reference only to the particular proceedings, the original document shall be filed.
(4) Where the authority is general, or has reference to other matters in which the attorney or agent is empowered to act, an authenticated copy of the document may be filed.
(5) Any person doing any act or taking any proceeding in the Court in the name or on behalf of another person, not being lawfully authorized thereunto, and knowing himself not to be so authorized, is guilty of an offence under Article 76.
146. (1) In any case, criminal or civil, and at any stage thereof, the Court, either of its own motion or on the application of any party, may summon a British subject to attend to give evidence, or to produce documents, or to be examined.
(2) If the person summoned, having reasonable notice of the time and place at which he is required to attend, and his reason- able expenses having been paid or tendered, fails to attend and be sworn and give evidence, or produce documents or submit
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to examination accordingly, and does not excuse his failure to the satisfaction of the Court, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Order.
(3) Any person appearing before the Court to give evidence in any case, civil or criminal, may be examined or give evidence in the form or with the ceremony that he declares to be binding on his conscience.
(4) If, in a criminal case, a witness appearing before the Court, either in obedience to a summons or on being brought up under a warrant, refuses to take an oath, or, having taken an oath, to answer any questions put to him, and does not excuse his refusal to the satisfaction of the Court, he shall be guilty of an offence under Article 76 and shall be liable to any punishment provided in that Article or alternatively to be com- mitted to prison forthwith for not more than seven days.
147.—(1) The Supreme Court may, if it thinks fit, order that a Commission do issue for examination of witnesses on oath, by interrogatories or otherwise, at any place out of Egypt, and may, by order, give such directions touching the time place and manner of the examination or anything con- nected therewith, as to the Court may appear reasonable and just.
(2) The Supreme Court may in any case order that there shall be issued a request to examine witnesses instead of a Com. mission.
148. Wherever under this Order any person is to be taken to the Supreme Court or elsewhere in Egypt, or to England, or elsewhere, for trial or imprisonment, the Court or other authority by this Order authorized to cause him to be so taken may for that purpose (if necessary) cause him to be embarked on board one of His Majesty's vessels of war, or, if there is no such vessel available, then on board any British or other fit vessel, at any port or place, whether within or beyond the particular jurisdiction or district of that Court or authority, and with a view to such embarkment may (if necessary) cause him to be taken, in custody or otherwise, by land or by water, from any place to the port or place of embarkment.
(2) The writ, order, or warrant of the Court, by virtue whereof any person is to be so taken, shall be sufficient authority to every constable, officer, or other person acting thereunder, and to the commander or master of any vessel of war, or other vessel (whether the constable, officer, or other person, or the vessel or the commander or master thereof, is named therein or not), to receive, detain, take, and deliver up such person, according to the writ, order, or warrant.
(3) Where the writ, order, or warrant is executed under the immediate direction of the Court or authority issuing it, the writ, order, or warrant shall be delivered to the constable, officer, or other person acting thereunder, and a duplicate thereof shall
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