The Adjudications by Case Tribunals and Interim Case Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2001

Summoning of witnesses

8.  The tribunal may by summons require any person in the United Kingdom (with the exception of a Local Commissioner in Wales and any member of the staff of the Commission for Local Administration in Wales) to attend as a witness at the hearing of an adjudication at such time and place as may be specified in the summons and at the hearing to answer any questions or produce any documents or other material in his or her custody or control which relate to any matter in question in the adjudication, provided that—

(a) no person shall be required to attend in obedience to such a summons unless he or she has been given at least fourteen days' notice of the hearing or, if less than fourteen days, has informed the tribunal that he or she accepts such notice as has been given; and

(b) no person, other than an accused person, shall be required in obedience to such a summons to attend and give evidence or to produce any document unless the necessary expenses of his or her attendance are paid or tendered to him or her.