SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Publication and rules of evidence
Part 2Rules of evidence
4Power to make provision about judicial notice and admissibility
1
A Minister of the Crown may by regulations—
a
make provision enabling or requiring judicial notice to be taken of a relevant matter, or
b
provide for the admissibility in any legal proceedings of specified evidence of—
i
a relevant matter, or
ii
instruments or documents issued by or in the custody of an EU entity.
2
Regulations under sub-paragraph (1)(b) may provide that evidence is admissible only where specified conditions are met (for example, conditions as to certification of documents).
3
Regulations under this paragraph may modify any provision made by or under an enactment.
4
In sub-paragraph (3) “enactment” does not include primary legislation passed or made after the end of the Session in which this Act is passed.
5
For the purposes of this paragraph each of the following is a “relevant matter”—
a
retained EU law,
b
EU law,
c
the EEA agreement, and