Witness Summonses (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act, 1968 🇰🇪

Kenya

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Witness Summonses (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act, 1968

Act 62 of 1968

Assented to on 11 December 1968
Commenced on 20 December 1968
[This is the version of this document from 20 December 1968.]

An Act of Parliament to provide for the enforcement of witness summonses issued by courts of certain countries and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Witness Summonses (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act.

2. Interpretation

(1)In this Act unless the context otherwise requires—“court” means a court of law constituted or established by or under the law of a country to which this Act applies;“magistrate” means a Resident Magistrate;“the Registrar” means the Registrar of the High Court;“summons” includes any subpoena or other process for requiring the attendance of any person to give evidence before a court or to produce any document before a court.

(2)Where a power is conferred or a duty is imposed by this Act upon a magistrate endorsin…

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