Section 96A: Powers of Authority

96A. Powers of Authority (1) In the exercise of its powers under sections 76 (2) and (3), 96 (1), 107 (3) and 108 (3), the Authority may— (a) summon witnesses and examine them on oath; and (b) order any witness upon whom a summons is served to produce any document believed to contain any relevant matter for the determination of a case. (2) The Authority may designate any of its officers to perform the duties of an usher in the service of a summons issued under subsection (1). (3) Any person who, after having been personally served with a summons issued under subsection (1)— (a) fails to attend the hearing; or R27 – 83 [Issue 3] Road Traffic Act (b) having attended the hearing— (i) refuses to answer a question put to him; (ii) fails to produce a document of which he has the control or custody and which he has been ordered to produce; or (iii) knowingly gives false evidence, shall commit an offence. [S. 96A inserted by s. 3 of Act 7 of 1994 w.e.f. 19 May 1994; reprinted by Reprint 3 of 1994.]