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International Child Abduction Act 2010 s 22

s 22 Proof of documents and evidence

22.—(1) For the purposes of Article 14 of the Convention, a decision of a judicial or administrative authority outside Singapore may be proved by a duly authenticated copy of the decision, and any document purporting to be such a copy is deemed to be a true copy unless the contrary is shown. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a copy is duly authenticated if it bears the seal, or is certified by a judge or officer, of the authority. (3) For the purposes of Articles 14 and 30 of the Convention, any document specified in Article 8 of the Convention or a certified copy of the document is sufficient evidence of anything stated in it.

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