The Court may presume that any document purporting to be a certified copy of any judicial record of 2[3* * * any country not forming part of India or] of Her Majesty's Dominions is genuine and accurate, if the document purports to be certified in any manner which is certified by any representative of 4* * * the 1[Central Government]5[in or for] 6[such country] to be the manner commonly in use in 7[that country ]for the certification of copies of judicial records.
8[An officer who, with respect to 9*** any territory or place not forming part
of 10[India or] Her Majesty's Dominions, is a Political Agent there for, as
defined in section 3, 11[clause (43)], of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of
1897), shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a representative
of the 12[Central Government ]13[ in and for the country ]comprising that
territory or place.]
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1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for Government of India.
2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "any country not forming part".
3. The words "a Part B State or of" omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the
Schedule.
4. The words "Her Majesty or of" omitted by A.O. 1950.
5. Subs. by Act 3 of 1891, s. 8, for "resident in".
6. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for "such Part B State or
Country".
7. Subs. by s. 3 and the Schedule ibid., for "that State or Country".
8. Subs. by Act 5 of 1899, s. 4, for the para added by Act 3 of 1891, s. 3.
9. The words "a Part B State or" ins. by the A.O. 1950, omitted by Act 3 of
1951, s. 3 and the Schedule.
10. Ins. by the A.O. 1950.
11. Subs. ibid., for "clause (40)".
12. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "G. of I."
13. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule., for "in and for that Part B
State or country".
Section 81 Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, private Acts of Parliament and other documents
Section 81A Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic forms
Section 82 Presumption as to document admissible in England without proof of seal or signature
Section 83 Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government
Section 84 Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions
Section 85 Presumptions as to powers-of-attorney
Section 85A Presumption as to electronic agreements
Section 85B Presumption as to electronic records and electronic signatures
Section 85C Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates
Section 86 Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records
Section 87 Presumption as to books, maps and charts
Section 88 Presumption as to telegraphic messages
Section 88A Presumption as to electronic messages
Section 89 Presumption as to due execution, etc., of documents not produced