197Evidence—certificate and copies of documents

197 Evidence—certificate and copies of documents

(1) A signed certificate to the effect that: (a) anything required or permitted by this Act or the 1952 Act to be done or not to be done had or had not been done on a date specified in the certificate; or (b) a document in the Patent Office or its library was available for public inspection on a date specified in the certificate; is prima facie evidence of the matters in the certificate. (2) A signed copy of or signed extract from the Register is admissible in any proceedings as if it were the original. (3) A signed copy of or signed extract from a document in the Patent Office or its library is admissible in any proceedings as if it were the original. (4) In this section:

signed means signed by the Commissioner.