18.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), any person who —
(a)having been summoned in pursuance of county court rules as a witness in the arbitration refuses or neglects, without sufficient cause, to appear or to produce any documents required by the summons to be produced; or
(b)having been so summoned or being present at the arbitration and being required to give evidence, refuses to be sworn or give evidence,
forfeits such fine as the judge of the county court may direct.
(2) A judge may not direct under sub-paragraph (1) that a person forfeits a fine of an amount exceeding £400.
(3) No person summoned in pursuance of county court rules as a witness in the arbitration forfeits a fine under this paragraph unless there has been paid or tendered to him or her at the time of the service of the summons such reasonable sum in respect of his or her expenses as the arbitrator may direct (including, in appropriate cases, compensation for loss of time), having regard to such sums payable in such cases as may be prescribed for the purposes of section 55 of the County Courts Act 1984(1).
(4) The judge of the county court may at his or her discretion direct that the whole or any part of any such fine, after deducting costs, is applicable towards indemnifying a party injured by the refusal or neglect.