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Evidence of decisions and determinations of authorities of Contracting States and other matters relating to Hague Convention.
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5.—(1) For the purposes of Article 14 of the Hague Convention a document, duly authenticated, which purports to be a copy of a decision or determination of a judicial or administrative authority of a Contracting State other than the State shall without further proof be deemed to be a true copy of the decision or determination, unless the contrary is shown.
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(2) For the purposes of Articles 14 and 30 of the Hague Convention the original or a copy of any such document as is mentioned in Article 8 of that Convention shall be admissible—
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(a) insofar as it consists of a statement of fact, as evidence of that fact, and
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(b) insofar as it consists of a statement of opinion, as evidence of that opinion.
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(3) A document which—
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(a) purports to be a translation of a decision or determination of a judicial or administrative authority of a Contracting State other than the State or of a document mentioned in Article 8 of the Hague Convention, and
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(b) is certified as correct by a person competent to do so,
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shall be admissible as evidence of the translation.
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(4) A document purporting to be a copy of a decision, determination or declaration of a judicial or administrative authority of a Contracting State shall, for the purposes of this Part, be regarded as being duly authenticated if it purports—
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(a) to bear the seal of that authority, or
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(b) to be certified by a person in his capacity as a judge or officer of that authority to be a true copy of a decision, determination or declaration of that authority.
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