Cap. 7:15 ARBITRATION ACT Act 6/1996 (a) any question requiring extensive examination of documents or any scientific, technical or local investigation which, in the opinion of the High Court, cannot conveniently be conducted by it; or (b) any question relating wholly or partly to accounts; for inquiry and report by referee appointed generally or specially by the High Court. (2) The High Court may adopt, wholly or partly and with or without modification, the report of a referee appointed under subsection (1), or may remit the report to him for further consideration or may take such other action in regard to the report as the High Court considers necessary or desirable. (3) Any part of a referee’s report which has been adopted by the High Court under subsection (2) shall have effect, subject to any modifications the court may have made, as if it were a finding by the High Court in the civil proceedings in question. (4) A referee appointed under this section shall have such powers, and shall conduct his inquiry in such manner, as may be prescribed by order of the High Court or in rules of court. (5) For the purpose of procuring the attendance of witnesses, including a witness detained in custody under any law, and the production of documents or other things before a referee appointed under this section, proceedings before such a referee shall be deemed to be civil proceedings before the High Court. (6) If a person who has been summoned to appear and give evidence or produce any document or thing before a referee appointed under this section— (a) fails without just excuse to attend at the time and place specified; or (b) having attended, fails without just excuse to remain in attendance until the conclusion of the proceedings or until he is excused by the referee from further attendance; or (c) refuses without just excuse to be sworn; or (d) having been sworn, refuses without just excuse to answer such questions as are put to him or fails to produce any document or thing which he is required to produce; he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (7) If a person, after being sworn in proceedings before a referee appointed under this section, gives false evidence knowing the evidence to be false or not knowing or believing it to be true, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to the penalties prescribed by law for perjury. (8) A referee appointed under this section shall be entitled to— (a) such remuneration as may be prescribed in rules of court or, if no such remuneration is prescribed, as the court may determine; and (b) the reimbursement of any reasonable expenditure incurred by him in connection with the proceedings conducted by him; and any such remuneration and reimbursement shall be liable to taxation and shall be costs in the civil proceedings concerned.”. PART II PRESCRIBED RATE OF INTEREST ACT [Chapter 8:10] - 19 -