Section 8
of Legislative Assembly Privileges Immunities And Powers Enactment 1963
Section 8
(1)
Any order to attend to give evidence or to produce documents before the
Assembly or an authorised committee shall be notified to the person required to attend or to produce documents by a summons under the hand of the Clerk issued by the direction of the
Speaker.
(2)
In every summons under this section there shall be stated the time when and the place where the person summoned is required to attend and the particular documents which he is required to produce, and such summons shall be served on the person mentioned therein either by delivering to him a copy thereof or by leaving a copy thereof at his usual or last known place of abode in the State with some adult person.
(3)
Where any person summoned under this section does not reside within five miles of the place of attendance specified in the summons there shall be paid or tendered to him such sum for his expenses as may be specified by the Standing Orders.
(4)
A summons under this section may be served by an officer or by a police officer.
Witnesses may be examined on oath, etc..