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Notification to persons to attend and give evidence or produce documents at appeal hearing.
[1993 s259(1)]
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314.—(1) An appeals officer may, by giving written notice in that behalf to any person, require the person to attend at the time and place specified in the notice to give evidence in relation to any matter referred to the appeals officer under this Part or to produce any documents in the person’s possession, custody or control which relate to any such matter.
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| [1993 s259(2)] |
(2) A notice under subsection (1) may be given either by delivering it to the person to whom it relates or by sending it by post in a prepaid registered letter addressed to that person at the address at which he or she ordinarily resides or at his or her place of business.
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| [1993 s259(3); 2005 (SW&P) s26 & Sch 4] |
(3) A person to whom a notice under subsection (1) has been given and who refuses or wilfully neglects to attend in accordance with the notice or who, having so attended, refuses to give evidence or refuses or wilfully fails to produce any document to which the notice relates is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €1,500.
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| [1993 s259(4)] |
(4) Where a person required to attend to give evidence or to produce documents under subsection (1) fails to attend or to produce those documents, an appeals officer may, on serving notice on that person, apply to the District Court for an order directing that person to attend or to produce those documents as required.
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