Notice to produce Civil Form 34.
19.
Notice to any party to produce any document referred to in his pleadings or affidavit shall be in
Form 34 to these Rules with such variations as circumstances may require.
Time for inspection when notice given under rule 19.
20.
(1) The party to whom notice is given under rule 19 of this order shall, within two days from
the receipt of the notice, if all the documents therein referred to have been set forth by him in such
affidavit as is mentioned in sub- rule 16 of this order, or if any of the documents referred to in
that notice have not been set forth by him in any such affidavit, then within four days from the
receipt of such notice, deliver to the party giving the same a notice slating a time within seven days
from the delivery thereof at which the documents, or such of them as he does not produce, may
be inspected at the office of his legal practitioner, or in the case of banker's book or other books
of account, or books in constant use for the purpose of any trade or business, at their usual place
of custody and stating which (if any) of the documents he objects to produce, and on what
ground.
Form of notice. Civil Form 34.
(2) The notice shall be in Form 34 in Appendix to these Rules with such variations as circumstances
may require.
Order for inspection.
21.
(1) If the party served with notice under rule 19 of this order omits to notify a time for
inspection, or objects to give inspection, or offers inspection elsewhere than at the office of his
legal practitioner, the Court or a Judge in Chambers may, on the application of the party desiring
it, make an order for inspection in such place and in such manner as the Court or Judge in
Chambers may think fit.
(2)
The order shall not be made when and so far as the court or judge in chambers is of opinion that it is
not necessary either for disposing fairly of the action or for saving costs.
(3)
Any application to inspect documents, except such as are referred to in the pleadings, particulars or
affidavit of the party against whom the application is made, or disclosed in his affidavit of
documents, shall be founded upon an affidavit showing of what documents inspection is sought, that
the party applying is entitled to inspect them, and that they are in the possession or power of the
other party
Verified copies
22. (1) Where inspection of any business book is applied for; the Court or a judge in chambers may, if it or
he thinks fit, instead of ordering inspection of the original books, order a copy of any entry therein
to be furnished and verified by the affidavit of some person who has examined the copy with original
entries, and the affidavit shall state whether or not there are in the original books any and what
erasures, interlineations, or alterations.
(2)
Notwithstanding that such copy has been supplied, the Court or Judge in Chambers may order
inspection of the book from which the copy was made.
(3)
Where, on an application for an order for inspection, privilege is claimed for a document, it
shall be lawful for the Court or a judge in Chambers to inspect the document for the purpose of
deciding as to the validity of the claim of privilege.