5(1)A statement to which this paragraph applies is admissible in any proceedings as evidence (or, in Scotland, sufficient evidence) of any fact stated in it with respect to prescribed matters to the same extent as oral evidence of that fact is admissible in the proceedings.U.K.
(2)This paragraph applies to a statement contained in a document purporting to be—
(a)a part of the records maintained by the Secretary of State in connection with any functions exercisable by him or her under or by virtue of this Act,
(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 to do so by the Secretary of State.
(3)In this paragraph—
“"document”” means anything in which information of any description is recorded;
“"copy””, in relation to a document, means anything on to which information recorded in the document has been copied, by whatever means and whether directly or indirectly;
“"statement”” means any representation of fact, however made.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/797, art. 2