Search Legislation

International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act 1976

 Help about what version

What Version

 Help about advanced features

Advanced Features

 Help about opening options

Opening Options

Changes over time for: Section 15

 Help about opening options

Changes to legislation:

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act 1976, Section 15. Help about Changes to Legislation

Close

Changes to Legislation

Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.

15 Admissibility of records as evidence.U.K.

(1)A statement contained in a document purporting to be—

(a)a part of the records maintained by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Act; or

(b)a copy of a document forming part of those records; or

(c)a note of any information contained in those records,

and to be authenticated by a person authorised in that behalf by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in any proceedings as evidence or, in Scotland, sufficient evidence, of any fact stated therein to the same extent as oral evidence of that fact is admissible in those proceedings.

[F1(2)In this section as it has effect in England and Wales [F2 and Northern Ireland]

  • document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded;

  • copy”, in relation to a document, means anything onto which information recorded in the document has been copied, by whatever means and whether directly or indirectly; and

  • statement” means any representation of fact, however made.

F1(2A)In this section as it has effect in Scotland, “document” and “statement” have the same meanings as in section 17(3) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968, and the reference to a copy of a document shall be construed in accordance with section 17(4) of that Act.

[F3F1(2B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

F1(2C)Nothing in subsection (2A) F4. . . above shall be construed as limiting to civil proceedings the references to proceedings in subsection (1) above.]

(3)Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this section shall enable evidence to be given with respect to any matter other than a matter of the prescribed description.

Textual Amendments

F1S. 15: subsections (2)-(2C) substituted (31.1.1997) for subsection (2) by 1995 c. 38, s. 15(1), Sch. 1 para. 8 (with SS. 1(3), 6(4)(5), 14); S.I. 1996/3217, art. 2.

F2Words in s. 15(2) inserted (N.I.) (6.9.1999) by S.I. 1997/2983, art. 13(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(a); S.R. 1999/339, art. 2

F3S. 15(2B) omitted (N.I.) (6.9.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1997/2983, art. 13(2), Sch. 2; S.R. 1999/339, art. 2

F4Words in s. 15(2C) omitted (N.I.) (6.9.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1997/2983, art. 13(2), Sch. 2; S.R. 1999/339, art. 2

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

See additional information alongside the content

Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.

Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

Timeline of Changes

This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.

Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources