Article 26 Witness summons
Where any person is required to give evidence before a Standing Civilian Court the court administration officer may summon the witness by issuing a witness summons in the form set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.
Where any person is required to give evidence before a Standing Civilian Court the magistrate may, after the opening of proceedings, issue a witness summons.
A witness summons shall be served on the witness—
by delivering it to him personally;
by leaving it for him with a person at the witness’s usual place of abode;
by post in a letter addressed to him at his last known or usual place of abode; or
for a witness who is subject to military law, air force law or the Naval Discipline Act 1957, through his commanding officer.
Where any person is served with a summons in accordance with this article, there shall be paid or tendered to him at that time any expenses which by regulations made by the Defence Council are payable to a witness in respect of his attendance at a trial.
For the purposes of paragraph (4) above—
the tender of a warrant or voucher entitling the person to travel free of charge shall constitute tender of his expenses in respect of any travelling required; and
the tender of a written undertaking by the court administration officer to defray any other expenses payable under the regulations shall constitute tender in respect of those expenses.