102.— (1) In any proceedings a document purporting—

(a) to be—

(i) a request or a supporting or related document,

(ii) an order made or warrant issued by a court, tribunal or authority in a designated state,

(iii) a record of the making or issue of such an order or warrant, or

(iv) a record of the date and mode of service of a document in a designated state,

and

(b) to be signed by or on behalf of the court or tribunal concerned or an authority appearing to be competent to do so,

is admissible, without further proof, as evidence of the matters mentioned in the document.

(2) In any proceedings a document purporting to—

(a) relate to—

(i) the identity of an item required as evidence in criminal proceedings or for the purposes of a criminal investigation,

(ii) the continuity of its custody, or

(iii) the integrity of its condition,

and

(b) to be signed by a person appearing to have responsibility for custody of the item,

is admissible, without further proof, as evidence of the matters mentioned in the document.

(3) In any proceedings a document purporting—

(a) to be a translation of a document mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) or of a statement or document mentioned in section 62(8), 73(8) or 77 (8), and

(b) to be certified as correct by a person appearing to be competent to do so,

is admissible, without further proof, as evidence of the translation.

(4) In any proceedings a document purporting to be a copy of a document mentioned in subsection (1) or (2), and—

(a) to be certified to be such a copy by or on behalf of the court, tribunal or authority issuing it or by an officer of the central authority of the state concerned, or

(b) to bear the seal of the court, tribunal or either such authority concerned,

is deemed to be a true copy of the document.

(5) In any proceedings a document purporting—

(a) to be a certificate given by or on behalf of a court, tribunal or authority in a designated state, or

(b) to bear the seal of such a court, tribunal or other authority,

is admissible, without further proof, as evidence of such a certificate or seal.

(6) In any proceedings a document purporting—

(a) to set out the text of a reservation or declaration under a relevant international instrument, and

(b) to be signed by an officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs,

is admissible, without further proof, as evidence of the reservation or declaration.