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evidence given at the inquiry, except with the consent of the secretary of the trade union or of the person, firm or company in question nor shall any individual member of the Court or any person concerned in the inquiry, without such consent, disclose any such information.

(4) Any member of a Court of Inquiry or other

person concerned in an inquiry who discloses any information in con travention of the providions of sub-section (3) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding

dollars.

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SUGGESTED RULES.

1. When in the Gazette Notification appointing

a Court of Inquiry the Governor so directs the Chairman of the Court of Inquiry or if the Court of Inquiry consists of one such person may

2.

3.

4.

(a) order any person in the Colony who appears

to the Court of Inquiry to have any knowledge of the subject matter of the inquiry to furnish in writing such particulars in relation there to as the Court of Inquiry may require;

(b) summon any person in the Colony who

appears to the Court of Inquiry to have any knowledge of the subject matter of the inquiry to give evidence on affirmation or otherwise relating to the subject matter of the inquiry and examine him,

(c) summon any person in the Colony to

produce to the Court of Inquiry any documents in his possession.

The forms of any order or summons issued under Rule 1 shall be in the discretion of the Court of Inquiry.

If any person fails without sufficient cause to comply with any order or summons issued under Rule 1 or on being required by the Court of Inquiry to give evidence refuses to do so, he shall on conviction before a Court of a Magistrate be liɛble to a fine not exceeding

. dollars.

Subject to these rules and any directions given by the Governor when appointing a Court of Inquiry, a Court of Inquiry may regulate their own procedure as they think fit.