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← Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2000

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2000 s 42

s 42 Authentication of documents

42.—(1) Subject to sections 13, 31 and 32 and the rules of law relating to the admissibility of evidence, any document that is obtained, provided, or produced pursuant to a request made under this Act and that is duly authenticated is admissible in evidence in any criminal proceedings. (2) A document is duly authenticated for the purposes of subsection (1) if —(a) it purports to be signed or certified by a judge, magistrate, or official in or of a foreign country; and (b) either —(i) it is verified by the oath of a witness, or of an official of the government of that country; or (ii) it purports to be sealed with an official seal or public seal, or stamped with an official stamp, of that country, or of a Minister, a department or an official of the government, of that country.[Act 42 of 2024 wef 28/03/2025] (3) Nothing in this section prevents the proof of any matter, or the admission in evidence of any document, in accordance with any other provision of this Act or any other law of Singapore.

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