Evidence on Commission Act, 1831

Persons appointed for taking Examinations to report to the Court upon the Conduct or Absence of Witnesses, if necessary.

VIII. And be it further enacted, that it shall and may be lawful for the Master, Prothonotary, or any other Persons to be named in any such Rule or Order as aforesaid for taking any Examination in pursuance thereof, and he and they are hereby required, to make, if Need be, a special Report to the Court touching such Examination, and the Conduct or Absence of any Witness or other Person thereon or relating thereto; and the Court is hereby authorized to institute such Proceedings and make such Order and Orders upon such Report as Justice may require, and as may be instituted and made in any Case of Contempt of the Court.