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s.16C
Certificate of record of information produced from Authority’s computer systems
(1) In any proceedings under this Ordinance before a court or magistrate, a document purporting— (a) to be a copy of a record of any information produced from any of the computer systems of the Authority; and (b) to be certified by the Authority as being such a copy, shall be admitted in evidence on its production without further proof. (2) Where a document is admitted in evidence under subsection (1 )— (a) the court or magistrate before which it is produced shall, until the contrary is proved, presume that— (i) the document is a true copy of the record of information referred to in subsection (1 )( a) ; (ii) it was properly certified by the Authority for the purposes of subsection (1 )( b) ; and (iii) the record was duly made at the time (if any) referred to in the document as that at which it was made; and (b) the document is prima facie evidence of the contents of the information referred to in subsection (1 )( a) . (3) Where a document is admitted in evidence under subsection (1), the court or magistrate before which or whom it is produced may, if it or he thinks fit, on its or his own motion or on the application of any party to the proceedings in question, summon the person who purports to have certified the document for the purpose of subsection (1 )( b) and examine him as to its subject matter.