Intelligence and Security Act 2017

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Evidence

201 Attendance before Committee

(1)

The Director-General of an intelligence and security agency must appear before the Committee if requested by the Committee.

(2)

The Committee may request any person other than the Director-General of an intelligence and security agency—

(a)

to attend and give evidence before the Committee; or

(b)

to produce any document or other information that is relevant to the proceedings of the Committee.

(3)

A request made to a person under subsection (1) or (2) must, wherever practicable, be given to that person by the Committee at least 5 working days before the date on which the person is requested—

(a)

to appear; or

(b)

to attend and give evidence; or

(c)

to produce any document or other information.

Compare: 1996 No 46 s 14