317Record of proceedings and transcript

317 Record of proceedings and transcript (1) If a record made by means of recording apparatus, shorthand or similar means is produced out of the custody of the registrar and the record purports to be a record made in accordance with section 316 (2) of the depositions of a witness in any proceeding, the record is evidence that the person made the depositions in the (a) a recording is produced out of the custody of the registrar; and (b) the recording contains a record of comments that purport— (i) to have been made at the same time as a recording made in accordance with section 316 (2) of the depositions of a person in any proceeding; and (ii) to have been made for the purpose of identifying the proceeding, voices recorded on the lastmentioned recording or anything else so recorded; the firstmentioned recording is evidence of the identity of the proceeding, of the voices or of the thing. (3) If— (a) a document purports to be a transcript, or a copy of a transcript, of a record made in accordance with section 316 (2) of depositions made by a person in any proceeding; and (b) the document bears a certificate that purports to be a certificate given in accordance with section 314 (2) or section 315 (5); the document is evidence that the person made the depositions in the (4) If a document— (a) purports to be the depositions of a witness in any proceeding as taken down in writing and signed in accordance with section 316 (3); or (b) purports to be a copy of the depositions of a witness in any proceeding as so taken down in writing and signed and bears a certificate that purports to be a certificate given in accordance with section 315 (5); the document is evidence that the witness made the depositions in the recording apparatus means the recording apparatus, whether audiovisual or sound, by means of which a record of depositions of witnesses has been made under section 316 (2).