Committal of recalcitrant witness

Where on the appearance of the person so summoned, either in obedience to the summons or on being brought by virtue of a warrant, or where any person present is called on by the coroner to give evidence, then if that person, (a) refuses to be examined upon oath concerning the premises; (b) refuses to be sworn or having been sworn refuses to answer the questions concerning the premises then put to him; (c) refuses to produce any document which he is summoned to produce; or (d) refuses to subscribe his deposition, the coroner may, by warrant in Form 4 of the Schedule to this Act, commit the person so refusing to any prison of Belize for any time not exceeding seven days, unless he in the meantime consents to be examined and to answer concerning the premises, or to produce the documents, if any, or to subscribe his deposition, as the case may be.