(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 27-07-2005
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