No.	4907	

Government	Gazette	23	March	2012	

Act No. 1, 2012

113

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT, 2012

General powers of Tribunal
222.

(1)

	

(a)	

accept	 evidence	 by	 affidavit	 or	 take	 oral	 evidence	 on	 oath	 or	
affirmation;

	

(b)	

allow	 any	 witness	 to	 be	 cross-examined	 on	 his	 or	 her	 affidavit	 or	 oral	
evidence;

	

(c)	

confirm,	set	aside	or	vary	the	order	or	decision	in	question;

	

(d)	

exercise	 any	 of	 the	 powers	 which	 could	 have	 been	 exercised	 by	 the	
Registrar	 in	 proceedings	 in	 connection	 with	 which	 the	 appeal	 is	
brought;	and

	

(e)	

make	such	order	as	to	costs	as	it	may	deem	fit.

may	–

In	 any	 appeal	 to	 the	 Tribunal	 under	 section	 220,	 the	 Tribunal	

(2)	
The	Tribunal	must,	in	any	proceedings	before	it	in	terms	of	this	section,	
	
record	the	proceedings	and	any	evidence	heard	by	it	and	the	decision	made	by	it	and	the
	
reasons	therefor.
Proceedings of Tribunal
223.	 (1)	
Proceedings	 before	 the	 Tribunal	 must	 be	 conducted	 in	
accordance	 with	 the	 rules	 of	 the	Tribunal	 prescribed	 by	 the	 Rules	 Board	 referred	 to	 in	
section	227.
(2)	
	
proceedings.

The	Tribunal	is	not	be	bound	by	the	rules	of	evidence	applicable	in	civil	

Summoning of witnesses
224.
(1)	
A	 party	 to	 any	 proceedings	 before	 the	 Tribunal,	 may	 procure	
the	attendance	of	any	witness	in	the	manner	provided	for	in	the	rules	of	the	Tribunal.
(2)	
Any	 member	 of	 the	 Tribunal	 and	 any	 sitting	 person	 as	 an	 assessor	 in	
	
any	 proceedings	 before	 the	 Tribunal	 may	 put	 any	 question	 to	 any	 witness	 appearing	
before	it.
(3)	
If	any	person	who	has	been	duly	subpoenaed	to	attend	any	proceedings	
	
before	 the	Tribunal	 for	 the	 purpose	 of	 giving	 evidence	 or	 producing	 any	 book,	 record,	
document	 or	 thing	 in	 his	 or	 her	 possession	 or	 under	 his	 or	 her	 control,	 fails	 without	
reasonable	cause	to	attend	or	to	give	evidence	or	to	produce	that	book,	record,	document	
or	 thing	 according	 to	 the	 subpoena	 or,	 unless	 excused	 by	 the	 Tribunal,	 to	 remain	 in	
attendance	throughout	 the	 proceedings,	 the	Tribunal	 may,	 on	 being	 satisfied	 upon	 oath	
or	 affirmation	 or	 by	 return	 of	 the	 person	 by	 whom	 the	 subpoena	 was	 served,	 that	 such	
person	has	been	duly	subpoenaed	and	that	his	or	her	reasonable	expenses	have	been	paid	
or	offered	to	him	or	her,	impose	upon	the	said	person	a	fine	not	exceeding	N$5	000,	or	
in	 default	 of	 payment,	 imprisonment	 for	 a	 term	 not	 exceeding	 12	 months	 or	 both	 such	
fine	and	imprisonment.

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