Section 25: Power to summon

25. Power to summon (1) The Permanent Secretary may summon in writing any person whom he has reasonable cause to believe to be able to give any information relevant to any inspection, examination or investigation, to attend at a time and place specified and to give such information or to produce any relevant document. (2) Any person summoned under subsection (1) who— (a) fails to attend at the time and place specified in the summons; [Issue 1] O2 – 22 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) refuses to answer satisfactorily any question put to him by the Permanent Secretary; (c) gives any false or misleading information; (d) refuses to produce a document required by the Permanent Secretary, shall commit an offence.