Cap. 394 Art. 8Summoning of witnesses and administration of oaths.

(1) The tribunal shall have power, exercisable through its chairman -

(a) to summon witnesses;

(b) to administer the oath to any witness and require him to give evidence.

(2) Summonses for attendance of witnesses shall be in the form set out in the Second Schedule, and shall be signed by the registrar of the tribunal. documents referred to in article 7 as well as any other Acts filed by the parties or issued by the tribunal.

(4) Any person summoned as aforesaid who refuses, or without sufficient cause fails, to attend at the time and place mentioned in the summons, or refuses, without sufficient cause, to answer or to answer fully and satisfactorily, to the best of his knowledge and belief all questions put to him by or with the concurrence of the tribunal, or refuses or fails, without sufficient cause, to produce any document he was required to produce by or with the concurrence of the tribunal, shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (multa) not exceeding one thousand and one hundred and sixty-four euro and sixty-nine cents (1,164.69) or to imprisonment not exceeding three months, or to both such fine and imprisonment: Provided that, notwithstanding the generality of the provisions of subarticle (1)(b), no person giving evidence before the tribunal may be compelled to answer any question which tends to expose him to any criminal prosecution, and every such person shall, in respect of any evidence given by him before the tribunal be entitled to the same privileges to which a witness giving evidence before a court of law is entitled.

(5) Proceedings in respect of any offence against this article shall be instituted at the instance of the Attorney General.