Part 28 WITNESS SUMMONSES, WARRANTS AND ORDERSF1
England and Wales Repealed
[Note. A magistrates’ court may require the attendance of a witness to give evidence or to produce in evidence a document or thing by a summons, or in some circumstances a warrant for the witness’ arrest, under section 97 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 or under paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. The Crown Court may do so under sections 2, 2D, 3 and 4 of the Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1965. Either court may order the production in evidence of a copy of an entry in a banker’s book without the attendance of an officer of the bank, under sections 6 and 7 of the Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1879.
See Part 3 for the court’s general powers to consider an application and to give directions.]
- 28.1When this Part applies
- 28.2Issue etc. of summons, warrant or order with or without a hearing
- 28.3Application for summons, warrant or order: general rules
- 28.4Written application: form and service
- 28.5Application for summons to produce a document, etc.: special rules
- 28.6Application for summons to produce a document, etc.: court’s assessment of relevance and confidentiality
- 28.7Application to withdraw a summons, warrant or order
- 28.8Court’s power to vary requirements under this Part
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Rules revoked (5.10.2015) by The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/1490), Preamble (with rule 2.1)
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