Part I Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure

Committal proceedings

F15F Proof by production of copy.

1

Where a statement, deposition or document is admissible in evidence by virtue of section 5B, 5C, 5D or 5E above it may be proved by the production of—

a

the statement, deposition or document, or

b

a copy of it or the material part of it.

2

Subsection (1)(b) above applies whether or not the statement, deposition or document is still in existence.

3

It is immaterial for the purposes of this section how many removes there are between a copy and the original.

4

In this section “copy”, in relation to a statement, deposition or document, means anything onto which information recorded in the statement, deposition or document has been copied, by whatever means and whether directly or indirectly.