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Evidence of decisions and declarations of authorities of Contracting States and other matters relating to Luxembourg Convention.
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19.—(1) For the purposes of the Luxembourg Convention—
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(a) a document, duly authenticated, which purports to be a copy of a decision or declaration relating to custody 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 declaration, unless the contrary is shown; and
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(b) the original or a copy of any other document as is mentioned in Article 13 of the Luxembourg Convention shall be admissible—
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(i) insofar as it consists of a statement of fact, as evidence of that fact, and
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(ii) insofar as it consists of a statement of opinion, as evidence of that opinion.
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(2) A document which—
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(a) purports to be a translation of a decision or declaration of a judicial or administrative authority of a Contracting State other than the State or any other document mentioned in Article 13 of the Luxembourg 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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(3) A document purporting to be a copy of a decision or declaration relating to custody made by 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 or declaration of that authority.
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