(1) A person summoned to attend and give evidence or to produce a document before the Board shall be entitled —
(a) in respect of his or her attendance, the giving of evidence, the disclosure of any communication or the production of any document, to the same rights and privileges as a person summoned before a court of law; and
(b) to be paid his or her expenses, including travelling expenses, at the rates prescribed for witnesses in civil proceedings who are entitled to have their expenses paid from the public fund.
(2) The Board may, if it thinks fit, disallow the whole or any part of any expenses referred to in subsection (1)(b).
(3) A person commits an offence, if he or she —
(a) without sufficient cause, fails or refuses to obey a summons issued by the Board;
(b) being a witness before the Board, without sufficient cause —
(i) leaves the hearing without the permission of the Board, or
(ii) refuses to answer any question put to him or her by or with the permission of the Board; or
(c) without sufficient cause, obstructs or interrupts the proceedings of the Board.
(4) A person who contravenes subsection (3) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year or to both.