the same may be offered, unless the judge is satisfied that the deponent is dead or beyond the
jurisdiction of the Court or unable from sickness or other infirmity to attend the hearing or
trial, in any of which case the depositions certified under the hand of the person taking the
examination shall be admissible in evidence, saving all just exception, without proof of the
signature to such certificate.
Oaths.
14.
Any officer of the Court or other person directed to take the examination of any witness or
person or any person nominated or appointed to take the examination of any witness or
person pursuant to the provisions of any Convention now made or which may hereafter be
made with any foreign country, may administer oaths.
Attendance of witness under subpoena for examination or to produce document.
15.
A party may be subpoena ad testificandum or duces tecum require subpoena for the attendance of any
witness before an officer of the Court or other person appointed to take the examination, for the
purpose of using his evidence upon any proceeding in the cause or matter in like manner as such
witness would be bound to attend and be examined at the hearing or trial and any party or witness
having made an affidavit to be used in any proceeding in the cause or matter shall be bound on
being so subpoenaed to attend before such officer or person for cross-examination.
Practice as to taking of evidence at any stage of cause or matter.
16.
The practice with reference to the examination, cross- examination and re-examination of
witnesses at a trial shall extend and be applicable to evidence taken in any cause or matter at any
stage.
Special directions as to taking of evidence.
17.
The practice of the Court with respect to evidence at a trial, when applied to evidence to be taken
before an officer of the Court or other person in any cause or matter after the hearing or trial shall
be subject to any special direction which may be given in any case.
Evidence in proceedings subsequent to trial.
18.
Subject to the provisions of section 34 of the Evidence Act, all evidence taken at the hearing or
trial of any cause or matter may be used in any subsequent proceeding in the same cause or
matter.
Form of praecipe of a subpoena: Civil Form 20.
19.
Where it is intended to issue out a subpoena, a praecipe for that purpose as in Form 20 shall be
filed. No subpoena shall be issued unless all Court fees have been paid (including fee for
service) and sufficient money on the prescribed scale is deposited to cover the witness's first
day's attendance.
Form of subpoena: Civil Forms 21, 22 and 23.