Marginal note:R.S., c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 203; 1997, c. 30, s. 2
284 Subsections 699(5) and (5.1) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Signature
(5) A subpoena or warrant that is issued by a justice or provincial court judge under this Part must be signed by the justice, provincial court judge or the clerk of the court.
Marginal note:Sexual offences
(5.1) Despite anything in subsections (1) to (5), in the case of an offence referred to in subsection 278.2(1), a subpoena requiring a witness to bring to the court a record, the production of which is governed by sections 278.1 to 278.91, must be issued by a judge and signed by the judge or the clerk of the court.