Section 43 Arbitration and Mediation Act

Section 43 Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 is about Power of court to order attendance of witness. It is under Part I (Arbitration) of the Act.

(1) At the request of a party to the arbitral proceedings, a Court or a judge in chambers may order that a writ of subpoena ad testificandum or of subpoena duces tecum shall be issued to compel the attendance before an arbitral tribunal of a witness wherever they may be within Nigeria.

(2) The Court or a judge in chambers may also order that a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum shall be issued to bring up a prisoner for examination before any arbitral tribunal.

(3) The provisions of any written law relating to the service or execution outside a state of the Federation of such subpoena or order for the production of a prisoner, issued or made in civil proceedings by the Court or a judge in chambers, shall apply in relation to a subpoena or order issued or made under this section.