Newspaper proprietors, proof of register of
69 Newspaper proprietors, proof of register of
Every copy of an entry in or extract from the register of newspaper proprietors established under the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1884 3, purporting to be certified by the Registrar of the Supreme Court or his deputy for the time being, or under the official seal of the Registrar, shall be received as conclusive evidence of the contents of the said register of newspaper proprietors, so far as the same appear in such copy or extract, without proof of the signature thereto, or of the seal of office affixed thereto.
Every such certified copy or extract shall, in all proceedings, civil or criminal, be accepted as sufficient prima facie evidence of all matters and things thereby appearing, unless and until the contrary thereto is shown.
[Section 69 amended: No. 74 of 2003 s. 142(2).]
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