ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Hydrologists Act
17. Proof of documents
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
17. Proof of documents
(1)In any legal proceedings, any document purporting to be a copy of or an extract from the register or any document kept or published by the Registrar, and purporting to be certified by the Registrar to be a true copy or extract, shall be admissible as prima facie evidence of the contents of the register or document.(2)No process for compelling the production of the register or any document kept by the Registrar shall issue from any court except with the leave of that court, and any such process which is so issued shall bear a statement that it was issued with the leave of the court.(3)The Registrar shall not, in any legal proceedings to which he is not a party, be compelled to—(a)produce the register or any document if its contents can be proved under subsection (1); or(b)appear as a witness to prove any entry in the register, the matters recorded in the register or any such document, unless the court for special case so orders.