# Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996, Rule 26.1: Authentication of copies of documents

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(1) For the purposes of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 8 to the Act of 1995 (production of copy documents), a copy, or a copy of a material part, of a document shall be authenticated—
(a) by a person who is—
(i) the author of the original of it;
(ii) a person in, or who has been in, possession and control of the original of it or a copy of it; or
(iii) the authorised representative of the person in, or who has been in, possession and control of the original of it or a copy of it; and
(b) by means of a signed certificate, certifying the copy as a true copy, which may be in Form 26.1-A—
(i) endorsed on the copy; or
(ii) attached to the copy.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to Act of 1995 (documents kept by businesses etc.), a document shall be certified by a docquet in Form 26.1-B—
(a) endorsed on the document; or
(b) attached to the document.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 8 to the Act of 1995 (statements not contained in business documents), a certificate shall be in Form 26.1-C.
(4) In this Chapter a reference to a certificate or docquet being endorsed on, or attached to, a copy of a document includes endorsement or attachment by electronic means.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/513/schedule/2/rule/26.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-2/rule-26.1
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