Paragraph 8

United Kingdom

In any proceedings where it is desired to give a statement in evidence in accordance with section 69 above, a certificate—

(a)

identifying the document containing the statement and describing the manner in which it was produced;

(b)

giving such particulars of any device involved in the production of that document as may be appropriate for the purpose of showing that the document was produced by a computer;

(c)

dealing with any of the matters mentioned in subsection (1) of section 69 above; and

(d)

purporting to be signed by a person occupying a responsible position in relation to the operation of the computer,

shall be evidence of anything stated in it; and for the purposes of this paragraph it shall be sufficient for a matter to be stated to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person stating it.

Notes on Schedule 3

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 3 repealed (14.4.2000) by 1999 c. 23, s. 67(3), Sch. 6 (with Sch. 7 paras. 3(3), 5(2)); S.I. 2000/1034, art. 2(c), Sch.