Section 250: Witness refusing to be sworn, or produce documents

(1) When a person attending court and who is required to give evidence, without any sufficient excuse or reason:
(a) refuses to be sworn or to affirm as a witness;
(b) having been sworn or having taken affirmation refuses to answer any question put to him;
(c) refuses or neglects to produce any document or anything which he is required by the court to produce,
the court may adjourn the hearing of the case and may in the meantime by warrant, commit the person to prison or other place of safe custody for a period not exceeding thirty days.
(2) Nothing in this section shall:
(a) affect the liability of the person to any other punishment for refusing or neglecting to do what is so required of him; or
(b) prevent the court from disposing of the case in the meantime according to any other sufficient evidence taken by it.