211Evidence—certified copies of documents

211 Evidence—certified copies of documents

(1) A certificate signed by the Registrar and stating that: (a) anything required or permitted to be done by the Act or the repealed Act was done or not done on, or had been done or not been done by, a specified date; or (b) anything prohibited by the Act or the repealed Act was done or not done on, or had been done or not been done by, a specified date; or (c) a document was available for public inspection at the Trade Marks Office on a specified date or during a specified period; is prima facie evidence of the matters so stated. (2) A copy of, or an extract from, a document held in the Trade Marks Office that is certified by the Registrar to be a true copy or extract is admissible in any proceedings as if it were the original.