adjudge the person summoned to be the mother or father of the child, as the case may be. (4) In proceedings for the declaration of parentage, the court may, on the application of any party to the proceedings or on its own motion, make an order, upon such terms as may be just, requiring any person to give any evidence which may be material to the question, including a blood sample for the purpose of blood tests. (5) Any person sought to be tested must be made a party to the proceedings. 70. Proof of parentage. The burden to prove parentage shall lie on the person alleging it. 71. Prima facie and conclusive evidence of parentage. (1) Where the name of the father or the mother of a child is entered in the register of births in relation to a child, a certified copy of that entry shall be prima facie evidence that the person named as the father is the father of the child or that the person named as the mother is the mother of the child. (2) An instrument signed by the mother of a child and by any person acknowledging that he is the father of the child, and an instrument signed by the father of a child and by any person acknowledging that she is the mother of the child shall— (a) if the instrument is executed as a deed; or (b) if the instrument is signed jointly or severally by each of those persons in the presence of a witness, be prima facie evidence that the person named as the father is the father of the child or that the person named as the mother is the mother of the child. (3) An order of a court for maintenance made against a person under any written law shall be prima facie evidence of parentage in subsequent proceedings, whether or not between the same parties. (4) A declaration of parentage by the court under this Part shall, for all purposes, be conclusive proof of parentage. (5) An order made by a competent court outside Uganda in any

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