Section 26, The Independent Police Complaints Board Regulations, 2013

(1) A person who– (a) having been served with a summons to attend before the Board as a witness, fails to attend; (b) is a witness and who departs from a hearing without the authority of the person holding the hearing; 22. (1) The Board may summon a person to appear at a hearing at a time and place named in the summons– (a) to give evidence; or (b) to produce such documents or other things as are referred to in the summons. (2) The Board may require a person appearing at a hearing to give evidence on oath or affirmation. (3) A witness who has been summoned to attend before the Board shall appear and report from day-to-day unless he is excused from attendance or until he is released from further attendance. (4) No person shall be compelled for the purpose of an investigation under these Regulations to give any evidence or produce any document which he could not be compelled to give or produce in judicial proceedings. 23. (1) A person authorized or required to appear at a hearing or his counsel may, with the leave of the Board examine or crossexamine any witness on any matter that the Board considers relevant. (2) A legal practitioner appointed by the Board to assist it may examine or cross-examine any witness on any matter that the Board considers relevant. (3) A witness examined or cross-examined under this regulation has the same protection and is subject to the same liabilities as a witness in judicial proceedings. 24. (1) A witness who appears or is about to appear before the Board may apply for legal assistance. (2) The Board may approve the grant of legal assistance to the applicant if it is satisfied that this is appropriate, having regard to– Power to summon witnesses. Examination and crossexamination of witness. Legal assistance for witness. Conclusion of investigation. Contempt of 10 11 (4) Where a person is punished under this regulation he is not relieved from complying with a summons issued by the Board and the Board may enforce his attendance by a warrant. (5) A person is not liable to be punished for contempt of the Board if he establishes that there was a reasonable excuse for the act or omission concerned.