s 31 Proof of orders, etc., of prescribed foreign country
31.—(1) For the purposes of sections 29 and 30 and the Third Schedule —(a) any order made or judgment given by a court or other competent authority of a prescribed foreign country —(i) purporting to bear the seal of that court or competent authority; or (ii) purporting to be signed by —(A) a person in his or her capacity as a judge, magistrate or officer of the court; or (B) an officer of the competent authority, is deemed without further proof to have been duly sealed, or signed by that person, as the case may be; and [Act 42 of 2024 wef 28/03/2025] (b) a document, duly authenticated, that purports to be a copy of any order made or judgment given by a court or other competent authority of a prescribed foreign country is deemed without further proof to be a true copy.[23/2014] [Act 42 of 2024 wef 28/03/2025] (2) A document is duly authenticated for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) if it purports to be certified —(a) by a person in his or her capacity as a judge, magistrate or officer of the court of that country; (b) by an officer of the competent authority of that country; or (c) by or on behalf of the appropriate authority of that country.[Act 42 of 2024 wef 28/03/2025]