Article 12 Admissibility in evidence of logbooks and other documents

Any document kept or held on board under Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2241/87 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities^f1 as amended^f2 or Article 6 or 17.2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy^f3 as amended^f4, any declaration submitted under Article 8.1, 12 or 17.2 of Council Regulation 2847/93 and any document drawn up under Article 9 or 13 of Council Regulation 2847/93 shall, in any proceedings for an offence under this Order—

(a)

in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, be evidence of the matters stated therein; and

(b)

in Scotland, be received in evidence without being produced or sworn to by any witness and shall be sufficient evidence of the matters stated therein.

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Footnotes

f1: OJ No. L207, 29.7.87, p.1.
f2: See Council Regulation (EC) No. 3483/88 (OJ No. L306, 11.11.88, p.2).
f3: OJ No. L261, 20.10.93, p.1.
f4: See Council Regulation (EC) No. 2870/95 (OJ No. L301, 14.12.95, p.1).