"The House of Commons has the power to send for persons whose conduct has been brought before the House on a matter of privilege by an order for their attendance, without specifying in the order the object or the causes where on their attendance is required; and in obedience to the order Members attend in their places, and other persons at the Bar.
When the attendance of a witness is desired, to be examined at the bar, by the House of Commons, or by a Committee of the whole House, he is simply ordered to attend at a stated time. **
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It is a purely procedural provision which requires that every person lawfully ordered to attend as a witness before the Council or a committee shall be notified by way of a summons issued by direction of the President. It provides for the form of such summons and the method of service. Erskine May (p. 739) states -
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and the order, signed by the Clerk of the House, is served upon him personally, if he is in or near London; but if he is at a distance, it is forwarded to him by the Serjeant at Arms, either by post, or, in special cases, by a messenger."
It enables witnesses to be examined (by oral examination) on oath before the Council and
Erskine May (p. 744) states
its committees.
"In pursuance of the recommendations of a select committee of 1869 the Parliamentary Witnesses Oaths Act 1871 was passed, empowering the House of Commons and its committees to administer oaths to witnesses, and attaching to false evidence the penalties of perjury."
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It confers power on the President to issue a warrant of arrest for the purpose of ensuring compliance by a witness who has failed to attend in accordance with a summons. Erskine May (p. 740) states
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