4 Expence of attendance on writs of subpoena to be tendered.
Provided always, that none of such last-mentioned courts shall in any case proceed against or punish any person for having made default by not appearing to give evidence in obedience to any writ of subpoena or other process for that purpose unless it shall be made to appear to such court that a reasonable and sufficient sum of money to defray the expences of coming and attending to give evidence and of returning from giving such evidence had been tendered to such person at the time when such writ of subpoena or other process was served upon such person.
S. 4 extended by Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1965 (c. 69), Sch. 2 Pt. I and Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23), s. 123(2), Sch. 5 Pt. II