Insolvency Act · s 172

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s 172Commissioner for receiving evidence

(1)

Any person exercising jurisdiction as a Judge of the Court to which the reference is made shall then, by virtue of this section, be a commissioner for the purpose of taking the evidence of those witnesses.

(2)

The Judge has, in the matter referred, the same power of —

(a)

summoning and examining witnesses;

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(b)

requiring the production and delivery of documents;

(c)

punishing defaults by witnesses; and

(d)

allowing costs and expenses to witnesses, as the Court which made the winding up order.

(3)

The powers under subsection (2) are in addition to any which the

Judge might lawfully exercise apart from this section.

(4)

The examination so taken shall be returned or reported to the

Court which made the order in such manner as that Court requests.

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