Cap. 12 Art. 717Refusal of party to whom reference is made to answer or defer back questions. Refusal of party referring to answer questions deferred back to him.

(1) Where the party to whose oath a reference is made, refuses to answer the questions or, in the cases provided under the last preceding article, fails to defer them back to the oath of his adversary, the questions shall be deemed to be proved in favour of the party referring.

(2) Where, in the cases allowed by law, the questions have been deferred back to the party referring and such party refuses to answer them, the questions shall be deemed to be proved against him.