proceedings under this Act shall be taken against any person in respect of such default prior to the expiration of the time within which the firm or person is required by the Registrar under this section to furnish such particulars. 18. Registrar io file statement and issue cerlificate of registration On receiving any statement or statutory declaration made in pursuance of this Act, the Registrar shall, subject to the provisions of section 9 cause the same to be filed, and he shall send by post or deliver a certificate of the registration thereof to the firm or person registering and the certificate or certified copy thereof shall be kept in a conspicuous position at the principal place of business of the firm or individual, and if not kept Schedule so exhibited every partner in the firm, or the person as the case may be, shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings. 19. index to be kept At the register office, the Registrar shall keep an index of all the firms and persons registered at that office under this Act. 20. Removal this Act ceases partners in the if he is dead of of names from register (1) If any firm or individual registered under to carry on business, it shall be the duty of the persons who were firm at the time when it ceased to carry on business or of the individual or his personal representative, within three months after the business has ceased to be carried on, to send by post or deliver to the Registrar notice in the prescribed form that the firm or individual has ceased to carry on business, and if any person whose duty is shall upon conviction Provided that therefor being shown, (2) On receipt to give such notice fails to do so within such time as aforesaid, he be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand shillings: the Registrar may in his absolute discretion on reasonable cause extend such time as aforesaid to such time as he may think fit. of such a notice as aforesaid the Registrar may remove the firm or individual from the register. (3) Where the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe that any firm or individual registered under this Act is not carrying on business he may send to the firm or individual by registered post a notice, that, unless an answer is received to such notice within six weeks from the date thereof, the firm or individual may be removed from the register. (4) If the Registrar either receives an answer from the firm or individual to the effect that the firm or individual is not carrying on business or does not within six weeks after sending the notice receive an answer, he may remove the firm or individual from the register. 21. inspection of statements registered (1) At any time after the expiration of six months from the passing of this Act or of such longer period, not being more than nine months from the passing of this Act, as the President may by order direct, any person may inspect the documents filed by the Registrar on payment of such fees as may be prescribed not exceeding two shillings for each inspection; and any person may require a certificate of the registration of any firm or person, or a copy of or extract from any registered statement to be certified by the Registrar, and there shall be paid for such certificate of registration, certified copy or extract such fees as may be prescribed not exceeding four shillings for the certificate of registration, and not exceeding one shilling for each folio of seventy-two words, of the entry, copy or extract. (2) A certificate of registration, or a copy of or extract from any statement registered under this Act, if duly certified to be a true copy or extract under the hand of the Registrar shall, in all legal proceedings, civil or criminal, without proof that it is under the hand of the Registrar, be received in evidence.