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s.68
Proceedings in, and jurisdiction of, court or Tribunal
(1)
Subject to subsections (1A) and (2), neither the Commissioner nor any public
officer employed in the Rating and Valuation Department shall be called to give
evidence in proceedings before the court or the Tribunal and no subpoena shall be
issued against the Commissioner or such public officer.
(Amended
93 of 1975 s. 17
;
76 of 1981 s. 46
)
(1A)
The Commissioner or any public officer employed in the Rating and Valuation
Department may be called to give evidence in any proceedings under
sections
51(8)
,
53
,
53A
and
60
.
(Added
93 of 1975 s. 17
. Amended
76 of 1981 s. 46
)
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a subpoena duces tecum may be issued against
the Commissioner requiring him to produce in any proceedings an application under
section 51(4)
,
51(4A)
,
56A(1)
,
57(1)
,
59(1)
or
63(1)
, and a subpoena issued under
this subsection shall be deemed to be complied with by the production of any
document specified in the subpoena by any public officer employed in the Rating and
Valuation Department.
(Amended
10 of 1975 s. 13
;
39 of 1979 s. 16
;
76 of 1981 s. 46
)
(3)-(5)
(Repealed
76 of 1981
s . 46)
(6)
The court shall have the jurisdiction conferred on it by this Part
notwithstanding anything in the District Court Ordinance (
Cap. 336
).
(7)
Subject to
section 68A
, any determination or order, other than a
conviction, of the court or the Tribunal under this Part shall be final.
(Replaced
93 of 1975 s. 17
. Amended
76 of 1981 s. 46
)