ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
College of Arms Act
8. Evidence
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
8. Evidence
(1)Those parts of the register which purport to be copies of grants of arms shall in all legal proceedings be presumed to be true copies of those grants until the contrary is proved.(2)An extract from the register kept under this Act, or a copy of any part of the register, which purports to be certified under the hand of the registrar to be a true extract or copy shall in all legal proceedings be admissible as prima facie evidence of the contents of the register.(3)A certificate purporting to be given under the hand of the registrar that particular arms are registered, or that they are not registered, shall in all legal proceedings be evidence that the arms are registered, or are not registered, as the case may be, until the contrary is proved.(4)The registrar shall not, in any legal proceedings to which he is not a party, be compellable—(a)to produce any document the contents of which can be proved under subsection (1) of this section; or(b)to appear as a witness to prove the matters recorded in the register,unless the court for special cause otherwise orders.