445Witnesses expenses

1. Where any person is required to give evidence before the Family Court or the Youth Court, that person may, if the court so directs, be paid fees, allowances, and expenses, and the provisions of any regulations in that behalf under the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 and for the time being in force shall apply accordingly.

2. The Family Court or Youth Court, as the case may be, shall have the powers of a court under any such regulations to fix or disallow, in whole or in part, or increase the amounts payable under those regulations.