The Court may presume that any document purporting to be a certified copy of any judicial record of 1 [2* * * 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 3* * * the 4 [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].
1Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “any country not forming part”.
2The words “a Part B State or of” omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule.
3The words “Her Majesty or of” omitted by A.O. 1950.
4Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “Government of India”.
5Subs. by Act 3 of 1891, s. 8, for “resident in”.
6Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for “such Part B State or Country”.
7Subs. by s. 3 and the Schedule, ibid., for “that State or Country”.
8Subs. by Act 5 of 1899, s. 4, for the para added by Act 3 of 1891, s. 3.
9The words “a Part B State or” ins. by the A.O. 1950, omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule.
10Ins. by the A.O. 1950.
11Subs., ibid., for “clause (40)”.
12Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “British”.
13The Words “of Her Majesty, or” Rep. ibid.