Section 29: Inspection of register

29. Inspection of register (1) Subject to this section, a person duly authorised by the secretary of a Foundation or the Commission may, on payment of the fee specified in the Schedule and during such time as the Registrar may determine, inspect— (a) the register; (b) the particulars of any registered document entered in any device or facility referred to in section 28 (3); or (c) any registered document, the particulars of which have been entered in any such device or facility. (2) A person referred to in subsection (1) may, subject to this section, apply to the Registrar for— (a) a certificate of registration of a Foundation; (b) a copy of, or extract from, a document in a register kept by the Registrar; (c) the particulars of any registered document that have been entered in any device or facility referred to in section 28 (3); or (d) a copy of, or extract from, a registered document the particulars of which have been entered in any such device or facility. [Issue 7] F22A – 18 Revised Laws of Mauritius (3) On receipt of an application made under subsection (2), the Registrar shall, on payment by the applicant of the fee specified in the Schedule, issue the document, particulars or copy, or certified copy, applied for. (4) Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the Registrar shall not be required to produce— (a) a registered document kept by him; or (b) evidence of the entry of particulars or a registered document in any device or facility referred to in section 28 (3), and the Court shall not make an order where it is not satisfied that the evidence is necessary for the purposes of any proceedings. (5) A copy of, or extract from, a registered document— (a) that constitutes part of the register kept by the Registrar; or (b) particulars of which have been entered in any device or facility referred to in section 28 (3), certified to be a true copy, or extract, by the Registrar, shall be admissible in evidence in any legal proceedings to the same extent as the original document. (6) An extract certified by the Registrar as containing particulars of a registered document that have been entered in any device or facility referred to in section 28 (3) shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be conclusive evidence of the entry of those particulars. (7) No fee shall be payable by a Ministry or Government department under subsection (1) or (3).