# Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, Section 7: Proof of documents and evidence.


(1) For the purposes of Article 14 of the Convention a decision or determination of a judicial or administrative authority outside the United Kingdom may be proved by a duly authenticated copy of the decision or determination; and any document purporting to be such a copy shall be deemed to be a true copy unless the contrary is shown.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) above a copy is duly authenticated if it bears the seal, or is signed by a judge or officer, of the authority in question.
(3) For the purposes of Articles 14 and 30 of the Convention any such document as is mentioned in Article 8 of the Convention, or a certified copy of any such document, shall be sufficient evidence of anything stated in it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-abduction-and-custody-act-1985/section-7
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