Subpoena in litigation or arbitration
18.—(1)  A registrar shall not, for the purpose of any court proceedings which relates to or is connected with a dispute referred to a mediator of a Community Mediation Centre, issue —
(a)a writ of subpoena ad testificandum for the attendance before the court of the mediator, the Director or any member of the staff, employee or officer of the Community Mediation Centre; or
(b)a writ of subpoena duces tecum for the production to the court of any of the records or documents of the Centre,
unless the registrar is satisfied that, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, such attendance or production is necessary for the fair disposal of the case or to save costs.
(2)  Where an order is made by the registrar under subsection (1)(b), it shall be sufficient compliance for the Centre to produce certified true copies of any of the records or documents and such copies shall, subject to section 19, be admissible as evidence of the facts stated or contained therein.
(3)  For the purposes of this section —
“court” includes an arbitral tribunal.
“registrar” means —
(a)the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court in all cases where proceedings are taken in the Supreme Court; and
(b)the registrar or a deputy registrar of the subordinate courts in all cases where proceedings are taken in a subordinate court;