A 22
CAP. 336]
District Court Civil Procedure (General) Rules
[1983 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Objection to evidence. L.N. 182/70.
Production and endorsement of documents.
47. The Court may, in its discretion, reserve its decision as to the admissibility of evidence to which objection is taken and in the meantime admit the evidence without prejudice to its power to reject such evidence or any part thereof in determining the action.
48. The Court or the Registrar, in any case in which judgment is to be entered ex parte or without a trial on the merits, may require production of any document, of whatsoever nature, relevant to the cause of action, subject to any proper claim of privilege, and may cause any such document to be marked as an exhibit in the proceedings.
Adjournment on terms.
No letters of request, etc., to the Court. L.N. 182/70.
Documents produced from proper custody.
No procedure for obtaining evidence for foreign tribunal. L.N. 182/70.
Admissibility of shop-books, etc.
Adjournments
49. The power of the Court to grant an adjournment on terms shall extend to imposing terms requiring the payment of money into court or the giving of security, whatever the nature of the claim or counterclaim, if any, and the Court may order that, in default of compliance with any terms imposed, the claim or counterclaim shall be dismissed or the party in default shall not be permitted to prosecute his claim or counterclaim or to defend, as the case may be.
Evidence
50. The Court shall not have power to issue any commission, request or order to examine witnesses abroad.
51. Where a document, which, if it were duly proved, would be admissible in evidence, is produced to the Court from proper custody, it shall be admitted without further proof if-
(a) in the opinion of the Court it appears genuine; and
(b) no objection is taken thereto,
and, if the admission of any document so produced is objected to, the Court may adjourn the hearing for proof of the document, and, if it is proved, the party objecting shall pay the costs occasioned by the objection, unless the Court otherwise orders.
52. There shall be no procedure in the Court for obtaining evidence in the Colony for use in a foreign tribunal.
53. (1) The Court may accept shop-books, account-books, invoices, delivery notes, sold-notes, bought-notes, indents, receipts, counterfoil-receipts, and other like books, documents and business records as prima facie evidence of the contents thereof and of the transactions to which they purport to relate if such books, documents...
A 22
CAP. 336]
District Court Civil Procedure (General) Rules
[1983 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Objection to evidence. L.N. 182/70.
Production and endorsement of documents.
47. The Court may, in its discretion, reserve its decision as to the admissibility of evidence to which objection is taken and in the meantime admit the evidence without prejudice to its power to reject such evidence or any part thereof in determining the action.
48. The Court or the Registrar, in any case in which judgment is to be entered ex parte or without a trial on the merits, may require production of any document, of whatsoever nature, relevant to the cause of action, subject to any proper claim of privilege, and may cause any such document to be marked as an exhibit in the proceedings.
Adjournment on
terms.
No letters of request, etc.. the Court. L.N. 182/70.
in
Documents produced from proper custody.
No procedure for obtaining
evidence for foreign tribunal. L.N. 182/70.
Admissibility of shop-books, etc.
Adjournments
49. The power of the Court to grant an adjournment on terms shall extend to imposing terms requiring the payment of money into court or the giving of security, whatever the nature of the claim or counterclaim, if any, and the Court may order that, in default of compliance with any terms imposed, the claim or counterclaim shall be dismissed or the party in default shall not be permitted to prosecute his claim or counterclaim or to defend, as the case may be.
Evidence
50. The Court shall not have power to issue any commission, request or order to examine witnesses abroad.
51. Where a document, which, if it were duly proved, would be admissible in evidence, is produced to the Court from proper custody, it shall be admitted without further proof if-
(a) in the opinion of the Court it appears genuine; and
(b) no objection is taken thereto,
and, if the admission of any document so produced is objected to, the Court may adjourn the hearing for proof of the document, and, if it is proved, the party objecting shall pay the costs occasioned by the objection, unless the Court otherwise orders.
52. There shall be no procedure in the Court for obtaining evidence in the Colony for use in a foreign tribunal.
53. (1) The Court may accept shop-books, account-books, invoices, delivery notes, sold-notes, bought-notes, indents, receipts, counterfoil-receipts, and other like books, documents and business records as prima facie evidence of the contents thereof and of the transactions to which they purport to relate if such books, docu-
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