# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 15: Documents produced from proper custody and office copies of judgments and decrees of other courts

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where a document which would, if duly proved, be admissible in evidence, is produced to the court from proper custody, it shall be admitted without further proof if—
(a) in the opinion of [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] it appears genuine; and
(b) no objection is taken thereto;
and, if the admission of any document so produced is objected to, [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] may adjourn the hearing for proof of the document and, if it is proved, the party objecting shall pay the costs occasioned by the objection, unless [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] otherwise orders.
(2) In every proceedings before a county court, an office copy of any judgment decree or order made by or before any court in Northern Ireland and certified to be a true copy by the proper officer of such court shall be deemed and taken as prima facie evidence of such judgment, decree or order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/24/chapter/1/rule/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-24/chapter-1/rule-15
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