(1) The content of a document may only be proved by primary evidence or, where necessary,
by secondary evidence oral evidence in proof thereof shall not be admissible.
(2)
(a) Primary evidence shall mean the original of the document where a document has been
made in several copies by the same mechanical process, each copy shall be primary
evidence of the said document.
(b) Secondary evidence shall mean copies made form the original and certified by a competent
authority.
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In force from 27 July 2005
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