Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
Copies or extracts of books to be admitted in evidence
(1)
Subject to this section and section 9, a copy of or extract from a book relating to a matter mentioned in section 5(1)(a)(A), (B), (C), (D) or (E) is admissible in evidence as if it were the original book or the relevant part of the original book.
(2)
A copy of or extract from a book is not admissible in evidence under subsection (1) unless it is proved that the copy or extract is a true copy of the book or of the relevant part of the book.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2), evidence that a copy of or extract from a book is a true copy of the book or of a part of the book may be given by a person who has compared the copy or extract with the book or the relevant part of the book and may be given orally or by an affidavit sworn, or by a declaration made, before a person authorised to take affidavits or statutory declarations.