# Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, Section 51E: Issue of witness summons of Crown Court’s own motion.


For the purpose of any criminal proceedings before it, the Crown Court may of its own motion issue a summons (a witness summons) directed to a person and requiring him to—
(a) attend before the court at the time and place stated in the summons; and
(b) give evidence or produce any document or thing specified in the summons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/23/section/51E (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicature-northern-ireland-act-1978/section-51E
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