Acts and Regulations

2014, c.116 - Legislative Assembly Act

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Disobedience or misconduct of witness
6(1)If a person served with the summons wilfully disobeys the summons, or if a witness before a committee misconducts himself or herself in giving or refusing to give evidence, the chair, or any member of the committee, by resolution of the majority of the committee, may at any time during the investigation or inquiry report the misconduct to the Legislative Assembly, and the Legislative Assembly may commit the offender into custody for contempt for any period not exceeding the session of the Legislature then being held.
6(2)The summons mentioned in subsection (1) shall state
(a) that the person to whom it is directed is required to attend personally before a committee of the Legislative Assembly, at the time and place mentioned, to testify the truth according to his or her knowledge in a certain investigation or inquiry concerning the subject stated, and
(b) that failure to attend is subject to the penalties provided in such a case.
R.S.1973, c.L-3, s.5