(1)Any person (other than the Public Prosecutor) affected by any judgment, sentence or order made by a court may, on application to the court and upon payment of the prescribed fee, be furnished with a copy of any judgment, sentence, order, deposition or any other part of the record of proceedings.
Section history
Section 426 — Copies of proceedings
As in force on 14 November 2024.
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(2)[Deleted by Act 19 of 2018]
(3)The court may, if it thinks fit, waive the payment of any fee under this section.
(4)The Public Prosecutor may apply to the court and must be furnished, free of charge, with a copy of any judgment, sentence, order, deposition or any other part of the record of proceedings.
(5)Every application to the court under subsection (1) or (4) may be dealt with, and the power of the court under subsection (3) may be exercised, by —
(a)the Registrar of the Supreme Court, if the court is the Court of Appeal or the General Division of the High Court;
(b)the Registrar of the Family Justice Courts, if the court is a Family Court or a Youth Court; or
(c)the Registrar of the State Courts, if the court is a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court.