Rule 34.4 Witness summons in aid of inferior court or of tribunalI1

England and Wales

(1)

The court may issue a witness summons in aid of an inferior court or of a tribunal.

(2)

The court which issued the witness summons under this rule may set it aside.

(3)

In this rule, “inferior court or tribunal” means any court or tribunal that does not have power to issue a witness summons in relation to proceedings before it.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Rule 34.4 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature

Notes on Part 34

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 34 heading substituted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rules 1(b), 12(a)
F2: Words in Pt. 34 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2020) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/747), rules 1(1), 9(1)
F3: Words in Pt. 34 Table of Contents inserted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rule 1(b), Sch. 2 Pt. 1
F4: Words in Pt. 34 Table of Contents omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/521), regs. 1(1), 12(2) (with reg. 23) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 9(2)(f); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Notes on

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 34 Section 1 heading inserted (2.12.2002) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rules 1(b), 12(c)