Diamonds Act, 1986 (Act No. 56 of 1986)Chapter VII : Control Measures79. Inquiries by Board |
| 2) | For the purposes of any such inquiry, the Regulator may – |
| a) | summon any person who in its opinion may be able to give information of material importance concerning the subject of the inquiry, or who is believed to have in his possession or custody or under his control any register, book, document or thing which may have a bearing on that subject, to appear before the Regulator; |
| b) | call upon, and administer an oath to, or accept an affirmation from, any person present at the inquiry who was or could have been summoned under paragraph (a); |
| c) | interrogate or require any person who was called upon under paragraph (b) to produce a register, book, document or thing referred to in paragraph (a). |
| 3) | A summons for the attendance before the Regulator of any person shall be in the form determined by the chief executive officer of the Regulator, shall be signed by the chief executive officer of the Regulator, and shall be served in the same manner as a summons for the attendance of a witness at a civil action in a magistrate's court. |
| 4) | The law relating to privilege as applicable to a person summoned to give evidence or to produce a document or thing before a court of law shall be applicable in respect of the interrogation of, or the production of a register, book, document or thing by, any person referred to in subsection (2)(c). |