Maintenance Orders Reciprocal Enforcement Act · s 14

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14.
Obtaining of evidence
( 1 )  Where, for the purpose of any proceedings in a court in a reciprocating country relating to a maintenance order to which this Act applies, a request is made by or on behalf of that court for the taking in
Brunei Darussalam of the evidence of a person residing therein relating to matters specified in the request, such court in Brunei Darussalam shall have power to take that evidence and, after giving notice of the time and place at which the evidence is to be taken to such persons and in such manner as it thinks fit, shall take the evidence in such manner as it may think fit.
(2) Evidence taken in compliance with such a request shall be sent by the court in Brunei Darussalam to the court in the reciprocating country by which the request was made.
(3) Where any person, not being the payer or the payee under the maintenance order to which the proceedings in question relate, is required by virtue of this section to give evidence before a court in Brunei Darussalam, the court may order that there shall be paid such sums as appear to the court reasonably sufficient to compensate that person for the expense, trouble or loss of time properly incurred in or incidental to his attendance.
(4) A court in Brunei Darussalam may for the purpose of any proceedings in that court under this Act relating to a maintenance order to which this Act applies request a court in a reciprocating country to take or provide evidence relating to such matters as may be specified in the request and may remit the case to that court for that purpose.

Mainlenance Orders 20 CAP.
Reciprocal Enforcenzent

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s 14Obtaining of evidence

( 1 ) Where, for the purpose of any proceedings in a court in a reciprocating country relating to a maintenance order to which this Act applies, a request is made by or on behalf of that court for the taking in

Brunei Darussalam of the evidence of a person residing therein relating to matters specified in the request, such court in Brunei Darussalam shall have power to take that evidence and, after giving notice of the time and place at which the evidence is to be taken to such persons and in such manner as it thinks fit, shall take the evidence in such manner as it may think fit.

(2)

Evidence taken in compliance with such a request shall be sent by the court in Brunei Darussalam to the court in the reciprocating country by which the request was made.

(3)

Where any person, not being the payer or the payee under the maintenance order to which the proceedings in question relate, is required by virtue of this section to give evidence before a court in Brunei Darussalam, the court may order that there shall be paid such sums as appear to the court reasonably sufficient to compensate that person for the expense, trouble or loss of time properly incurred in or incidental to his attendance.

(4)

A court in Brunei Darussalam may for the purpose of any proceedings in that court under this Act relating to a maintenance order to which this Act applies request a court in a reciprocating country to take or provide evidence relating to such matters as may be specified in the request and may remit the case to that court for that purpose.

Mainlenance Orders 20 CAP.

Reciprocal Enforcenzent