GAMBLING.
No. 2 of 1891.
601
Power to Magistrate to require person apprehended to give evidence.
17 & 18 Vict. c. 38 s. 5.]
14.-(1) It shall be lawful for any Magistrate before whom any persons are brought who have been found in any place entered in pursuance of section 10 to require any of such persons to be examined upon oath and give evidence touching any gaming in any such place or touching any act done for the purpose of preventing, obstructing, or delaying the entry into such place or any part thereof of any constable or officer authorised as aforesaid; and no person so required to be examined as a witness shall be excused from being so examined when brought before such Magistrate, or from being examined at any subsequent time by or before the same or any other Magistrate or any Court on any proceeding, or the trial of any indictment, information, action or suit in anywise relating to such unlawful gaming or any such acts as aforesaid, or from answering any question put to him, touching the matters aforesaid, on the ground that his evidence will tend to criminate himself.
(2) Any such person so required to be examined as a witness who refuses to make oath accordingly, or to answer any such question as aforesaid, shall be subject to be dealt with in all respects as any person appearing as a witness before any Magistrate or Court in obedience to a summons or subpoena, and refusing, without lawful cause or excuse, to be sworn or to give evidence, may be dealt with according to law.
15.-(1) Every person so required to be examined as a witness as aforesaid who, on such examination, makes true and faithful discovery to the best of his knowledge of all things as to which he is so examined shall, if the Magistrate or Judge by whom he is examined is satisfied that such true and faithful discovery has been made, receive from such Magistrate or Judge a certificate in writing under his hand to that effect, and shall be freed from all criminal prosecutions and penal actions, and from all penalties, forfeitures, and punishments to which he may have become liable for anything done before that time in respect of the matters touching which he has been so examined.
(2) If any action, indictment, or information is at any time pending in any Court against any person so examined in respect of any act of gambling touching which he was so examined, and if any action, indictment, or information is at any time pending in any Court against any person so examined as a witness in manner aforesaid...
*As amended by No. 2 of 1912.
†As amended by No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912.
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14.-(1) It shall be lawful for any Magistrate before whom any persons are brought who have been found in any place entered in pursuance of section 10 to require any of such persons to be examined upon oath and give evidence touching any gaming in any sworn and such place or touching any act done for the purpose of preventing, obstructing, or delaying the entry into such place or any part thereof of any constable or officer authorised as aforesaid; and no person so required to be examined as a witness shall be excused from being so examined when brought before such Magistrate, or from being examined at any subsequent time by or before the same or any other Magistrate or any Court on any proceeding, or the trial of any indictment, information, action or suit in anywise relating to such unlawful gaming or any such acts as aforesaid, or from answering any question put to him, touching the matters aforesaid, on the ground that his evidence will tend to criminate himself.
(2) Any such person so required to be examined as a witness who refuses to make oath accordingly, or to answer any such question as aforesaid, shall be subject to be dealt with in all respects as any person appearing as a witness before any Magistrate or Court in obedience to a summons or subpoena, and refusing, without lawful cause or excuse, to be sworn or to give evidence, may be dealt with according to law.
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15.-(1) Every person so required to be examined as a witness Person re- as aforesaid who, on such examination, makes true and faithful quired to be discovery to the best of his knowledge of all things as to which he witness and is so examined shall, if the Magistrate or Judge by whom he is ex- discovery to amined is satisfied that such true and faithful discovery has been be free from all penalties. made, receive from such Magistrate or Judge a certificate in writing [ib. s. 6.] under his hand to that effect, and shall be freed from all criminal prosecutions and penal actions, and from all penalties, forfeitures, and punishments to which he may have become liable for any- thing done before that time in respect of the matters touching which he has been so examined.
(2) If any action, indictment, or information is at any time pending in any Court against any person so examined in respect of any act of gambling touching which he was so examined, and if any action, indictment, or information is at any time pending in any Court against any person so examined as a witness in manner
*As amended by No. 2 of 1912.
† As amended by No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912.
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