# Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988, Section 6: Production of copy document.


(1) For the purposes of any civil proceedings, a copy of a document, purporting to be authenticated by a person responsible for the making of the copy, shall, unless the court otherwise directs, be—
(a) deemed a true copy; and
(b) treated for evidential purposes as if it were the document itself.
(2) In subsection (1) above, “copy” includes a transcript or reproduction.
(3) Sections 3 to 5 of the Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1879 (mode of proof of entries in bankers’ books, proof that book is a bankers’ book and verification of copy of entry in such a book) shall not apply to civil proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/32/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-evidence-scotland-act-1988/section-6
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