Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)
Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 560
560. (1) The court shall disallow any evidence which it
considers to be irrelevant or superfluous, or which it does not
consider to be the best wh ich the party can produce.
CODE OF ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL PROCEDURE [CAP. 12. 165
Decree on rejection
of evidence.
Entry in record of
disallowance of
question to
witness.
(2) Where evidence tendered by any party is disallowed, it
shall be lawful for such party t o demand that the ruling of the court
in regard to the disallowing of such evidence be made by a decr ee;
but, where only a question to a witness has been disallowed, th e
party may demand only that a record thereof be made in the
proceedings, in the manner whi ch the court shall, according to
circumstances, direct.
(3) Where in any cause or matter it is not possible, in
consequence of damage to or loss of any court or other document ,
for any party to such cause or matter to comply with any
requirement of this Code relating to the formal production of
documents or otherwise, the court may either dispense with such
requirement or give such other directions as the circumstances of
the case require:
Provided that in proceedings b efore the courts of civil
jurisdiction, the parties to the cause shall be bound to assist the
registrar in compiling a copy of the court records or other
documents which have been damaged or lost and, within such time
as the court may establish, they shall provide the registrar wi th
such information and documentation in their possession which wi ll
assist the registrar in compil ing the court records or other
documents damaged or lost in as full a manner as possible.
Power of court to
require object of
evidence.
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