S.L. 604.1 Art. 17Evidence.     Cap. 12.

(1) Subject to the provisions of regulation 16, the evidence of witnesses in an Adjudicating Panel shall be produced either or by affidavit, and subject to the relevant regulations of this viva voce

Part, the rules of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure and of any law from time to time in force in Malta shall apply to the production of evidence or by affidavit before the viva voce Adjudicating Panel as they apply to the production of evidence before a court of civil jurisdiction.

(2) Where the evidence of any person is required, the Registrar may issue writs of subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness to give evidence or produce documents before the Adjudicating Panel. The application for the issue of the writ shall be countersigned by the Chairperson of the Adjudicating Panel and shall be in the prescribed form:

Provided that any application for the subpoena of a witness before the Adjudicating Panel shall indicate that the witness is to appear before the Adjudicating Panel for the purpose of adjudication proceedings and shall indicate clearly the address of the place the witness is to attend and the date and time of attendance.

(3) The provisions of sub-regulation (2) shall apply mutatis where for the purposes of proceedings before an Adjudicating mutandis Panel, a rogatory commission or letters of request are required to be issued in respect of, or an affidavit is required by, a person who is not resident within the jurisdiction of the courts of Malta.