Section 73 of Partnerships Act 16 of 2012: Evidence

    

(1) A certificate of the registration of a partnership is conclusive evidence that—
(a) the requirements relating to registration, and other matters precedent and incidental to it, have been complied with;
(b) the partnership was registered as a limited partnership on the date stated in the certificate; and
(c) its partnership name is as specified in the certificate.
(2) A certificate of a change in the name of a partnership shall in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be evidence that—
(a) the partnership was registered as having a new name on the date specified in the certificate; and
(b) its partnership name is as specified in the certificate.
(3) A copy of an original document or of part of such a document sent to the Registrar shall, if purporting to be certified by the Registrar, be admissible in a legal proceeding as evidence of the contents of that document or part of the document.


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