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HIGH COURT RULES 20042004 No. 304- RULE 4.07

Custody and inspection of documents in the Registry
4.07.1 Each Registrar shall have the custody of the records of the Court kept in the Registry and of the documents filed in the Registry.

4.07.2 Each Registrar shall keep proper indexes to the documents filed in the Registry.

4.07.3 Each Registrar shall keep a record of all documents filed and all steps taken in every application and proceeding pending in the Registry showing the dates of filing of the documents and taking the steps so that all steps are shown consecutively and in chronological order.

4.07.4 Any person, on payment of the prescribed fee, may during office hours inspect and take a copy of any document filed in an office of the Registry except:

(a)
affidavits and exhibits to affidavits which have not been received in evidence in Court; and

(b)
documents containing information disclosing the identity of a person where disclosure of the identity of that person is prohibited, whether by Act, order of the Court or otherwise.

4.07.5 Except for the purpose of transmission between offices of the Registry, no document may be taken out of an office of a Registry without the permission of the Court or a Justice.

4.07.6 A subpoena for production of a document in an office of the Registry shall not be issued.



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