Article 10 Witness summonses
The Registrar may by summons under the seal of the Land Registry require any persons in England and Wales to attend as a witness at any hearing at the date, time and place specified in the summons to answer any questions which relate to any matter in question.
The witness summons will be binding only if, when it is served:
the witness is given at least seven days' notice of the hearing, or shorter notice if he has informed the Registrar that he will accept such notice as he has been given; and
the witness is paid or offered the necessary payment of his expenses.
A witness summons must normally be served by the person on whose behalf it is issued but if, exceptionally, the Registrar agrees to effect service the person issuing the summons must deposit with the Registrar payment of the witness’s expenses.
A witness summons must be in the form appearing in the Schedule to these rules.