ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Medical Practitioners and Dentists (Inquiry and Disciplinary Proceedings) (Procedure) Rules
29. Evidence
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
29. Evidence
(1)For the purpose of these Rules, the Committee may receive oral, documentary or other evidence of any fact or matter which appears to it to be relevant to the inquiry into any matter before it.(2)The Committee may, if satisfied that the interests of justice will not be prejudiced, admit in evidence without strict proof, copies of documents which are themselves admissible, maps, plans, recorded tapes, photographs, certificates of conviction and sentence, certificates of birth and marriage and death, the records including records of the Ministry of Health and other Government Ministries, records of private practitioners, health institutions and any other relevant sources, the notes and minutes of proceedings before the Council and before other tribunals and courts.(3)The Committee may take note without strict proof thereof of the professional qualifications, the address and the identity of the medical practitioner or dentist or community oral health practitioner.(4)The Committee may accept and act on admissions made by any party and may in such cases dispense with proof of the matters admitted.