1.If the witness refuses to appear in response to the call of the litigant, the court or the supervising judge, as the case may be, the said litigant or the case management office, as the case may be, shall summon him to give his testimony, at least twenty-four hours before the date scheduled for hearing his testimony, excluding distance delays. In urgent cases, such time limit may be shortened. 2.If the witness is duly summoned to appear and fails to comply, the court or the supervising judge, as the case may be, may fine him an amount not less than (AED 1,000) one thousand dirhams and not more than (AED 2,000) two thousand dirhams. 3.If, after being fined, the witness fails to appear in the court, the court or the supervising judge, as the case may be, may impose a second fine against him of not less than (AED 2,000) two thousand dirhams and not more than (AED 10,000) ten thousand dirhams. If he remains unwilling to appear, the court may issue a subpoena against him. 4.The decisions referred to in this Article shall be recorded at the hearing transcript and shall be non-appealable; however, the court or the supervising judge, as the case may be, may exempt the witness from the fine if he appears and furnishes an acceptable excuse.
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