Commissions of Inquiry Act · s 12

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s 12Penalty for threats etc. to witnesses

(1)

Any person who hinders or attempts to hinder any person from giving evidence before the Commissioners or by threats, deters or attempts to deter any person from giving such evidence, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for 2 years.

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Any person who threatens, insults or injures any person for having given evidence, or on account of the evidence which he has given before the

Commissioners, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for 2 years.