Cap. 464 Art. 37Summoning of witnesses.

(1) The President of the relevant Councils in any proceedings under articles 31, 34, 35, and 38 shall have power to summon any person to appear before the relative Council as witness to give evidence on oath and to produce documents and for these purposes they shall have the powers which are conferred by law on the First Hall of the Civil Court.

(2) Every summons shall be signed by the President of the relative Council, and may be served either personally or by registered post, and in the latter case, in proving service, it shall be sufficient to prove that the summons was properly addressed and posted.

(3) The oath referred to in sub-article (1) shall be administered by the President of the relative Council, or in his absence, by the person acting as Chairman.

(4) A relevant Council may appoint experts to assist it in its functions.