Section 28(8)(a) and (b) NPA Act

Section 28(8)(a) and (b) of the NPA Act provides privilege to witnesses appearing in Magistrate's Courts and limits admissibility of evidence that exposes them to criminal charges.

“The law regarding privilege as applicable to a witness summoned to give evidence in a criminal case in a Magistrate's Court ... No evidence ... shall be admissible ... except in criminal proceedings where the person concerned stands trial on a charge contemplated in subsections 10(b) or (c)”