Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)

Chapter 7 : Legal Proceedings and Offences

90. Failure to attend when summoned

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A person commits an offence who, having been instructed or summoned to attend an inquiry—

(a)without sufficient cause fails—
(i)to appear at the time and place specified; or
(ii)to remain in attendance until excused by the person presiding at the inquiry;
(b)attends as required, but without sufficient cause—
(i)fails to comply with an instruction in terms of section 70(c)(i); or

[Section 70(c)(i) empowers a person presiding at an inquiry to instruct anyone to produce a document for the purposes of the inquiry.]

(ii)refuses to be sworn or to make an affirmation; or
(c)attends as required and having been sworn or having made an affirmation—
(i)without sufficient cause fails to answer any question fully and to the best of that person's ability; or
(ii)gives evidence, knowing or believing it to be false.