SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 3

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Sch. 3 repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 4, 6, 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II paras. 16(3), 17, Sch. 5 and Sch. 3 para. 8

Production of copy documents

1

1

For the purposes of any criminal proceedings a copy of, or of a material part of, a document, purporting to be authenticated in such manner and by such person as may be prescribed, shall unless the court otherwise directs, be—

a

deemed a true copy; and

b

treated for evidential purposes as if it were the document, or the material part, itself,

whether or not the document is still in existence.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph it is immaterial how many removes there are between a copy and the original.

3

In this paragraph, “copy” includes a transcript or reproduction.