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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT COMMITTEE ACT 1951 - SECT 14

Warrant in case of disobedience of summons

  (1)   If a person upon whom a summons under the last preceding section has been served and to whom reasonable expenses of conveyance have been tendered fails to appear, or, having appeared, fails to continue in attendance, in obedience to the summons, the Chair or the Deputy Chair may issue a warrant for his or her apprehension.

  (2)   The warrant may be in accordance with Form D in the Schedule.

  (3)   The person executing a warrant under this section may:

  (a)   apprehend the person in respect of whom it is issued;

  (b)   bring that person before the Committee; and

  (c)   detain that person in custody until he or she is released by order of the Chair or the Deputy Chair.

  (4)   The warrant may be executed by the person to whom it is addressed or by a person appointed by him or her to assist him or her in its execution, and the person executing the warrant may break and enter a building, place or ship for the purpose of executing the warrant.


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