ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act
69. Power to question and request production of documents, etc.
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
69. Power to question and request production of documents, etc.
(1)For the purpose of investigating the commission, or of preventing the commission of any offence under this Act or for the purpose of giving effect to any provision or this Act, a police officer may—(a)question any person in respect of any matter relevant to that purpose, and such person shall answer fully and truthfully all such questions; or(b)request any person to produce before the police officer within such reasonable time not exceeding seven days as may be specified by him, or to allow him access to documents or other materials in the possession or control of such person and relevant to the aforesaid purpose, and such person shall fully and truthfully comply with that request.(2)A police officer may take one or more copies of any document produced before him, or to which he is allowed to have access, under this section.(3)The provisions of subsection (1)—(a)shall have effect notwithstanding any obligation as to secrecy or other restriction upon the disclosure of any information imposed by any written law, other than this Act, or otherwise; and(b)shall not confer any right to production of, or to have access to, items subject to legal privilege or excluded material.(4)Where the documents or other material in respect of which a request to produce or to be allowed access is made under subsection (1)(b), consists of information contained in a computer, the request shall have effect as a request to produce the material in a form in which it can be taken away or, as the case may be, as a request to give access to the material in a form in which it is visible and legible.