77Admissibility of documents in evidence

#### 77 Admissibility of documents in evidence (1) A document declared by this Act (including subsection (4)) to be admissible in evidence is, on mere production, admissible in evidence in any proceedings as prima facie evidence of any matter stated in the document in pursuance of this Act or in pursuance of any duty under this Act and of the fact that it was signed by the person by whom it purports to be signed. (2) The Registrar or a Deputy Registrar may, subject to this Act, supply copies of, or extracts from, any entry in the General Register or International Register, or any document forming part of or associated with the General Register or International Register, and certify them by writing signed by him or her and sealed with the seal of the Registration Office. (3) The person to whose custody a document referred to in subsection (1) (other than a copy or extract referred to in subsection (2)) is entrusted shall, upon payment of the prescribed fee, supply a copy of, or extract from, the document, certified by writing signed by him or her, to any person applying for such a copy or extract. (4) A document purporting to be a copy or extract supplied under subsection (2) or (3) is admissible in evidence.