CIVIL EVIDENCE ACT [Chapter 8:01] as at 1st May 2007
(a) any fact ascertainable by a scientific examination or process;
(b) any opinion relating to a fact referred to in paragraph (a);
a document which purports to be an affidavit made by a person who states in it that—
(a) he is qualified to carry out the scientific examination or process and indicating
the nature of his qualifications; and
(b) he ascertained the fact by means of the scientific examination or process and
additionally, or alternatively, that he arrived at an opinion stated in the
document;
shall be admissible, subject to subsection (12), on its production by any person as prima facie
proof of that fact or opinion.
(3) Without derogation from subsection (2), where oral evidence would be admissible to
prove one or more of the following—
(a) any fact ascertained by a registered person in the course of his duties;
(b) that any treatment was administered or other thing was performed or done by a
registered person in the course of his duties;
(c) any opinion of a registered person relating to a fact, treatment or thing referred to in
paragraph (a) or (b);
a document which purports to be affidavit made by a person who states in it that—
(i) he is or was a registered person of a class specified in the affidavit; and
(ii) in the performance or his duties as a registered person he ascertained the fact,
administered the treatment or performed or did the thing concerned and
additionally, or alternatively, that he arrived at an opinion stated in the
document;
shall be admissible, subject to subsection (12), on its production by any person as prima facie
proof of that fact or of the administration of that treatment or of the performance or doing of that
thing, or of that opinion, as the case may be.
(4) Without derogation from subsection (2), where oral evidence would be admissible to
prove a fact relating to one or more of the following—
(a) the condition, efficiency, capability, design, dimensions or mass of any vehicle or part
or accessory thereof;
(b) any damage alleged to have been caused to any vehicle or part or accessory thereof;
(c) the mass of any load alleged to have been carried on any vehicle;
a document which purports to be an affidavit made by a person who states in it that—
(i) he is or was an inspector as defined in the Road Traffic Act [Chapter 13:11];
and
(ii) in the performance of his duties as such an inspector he ascertained the fact by
examining, testing, measuring or weighing the vehicle, part, accessory or load;
shall be admissible, subject to subsection (12), on its production by any person as prima facie
proof of that fact.
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