The Land Court Act, 2023 (Act No. 6 of 2023)Chapter 4 : Court ProceedingsPart 3 : Witness, witness fess and admissibility of evidence19. Witnesses |
| (1) | The registrar must, in the form and manner provided for in the rules subpoena a person to appear as a witness in a matter before the Court to give evidence or to produce a book, document, written instrument or any item on request by— |
| (a) | the judge in the matter; |
| (b) | a person whose rights may be affected by an order that may be made by the Court in those proceedings; or |
| (c) | the legal practitioner of a person referred to in paragraph (b). |
| (2) | Sections 35(2), (3), (4) and (5) and 36 of the Superior Courts Act, read with such changes as the context may require, apply to a person who has been subpoenaed in terms of subsection (1) or required by the judge to give evidence. |
| (3) | A person subpoenaed in terms of subsection (1) and who complied with the subpoena, is entitled to an allowance from State funds as contemplated in section 20. |