s 73 Admissibility of documents in evidence
73.—(1) The following documents are admissible in evidence:(a) any register under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 on its production from the custody of the Registrar of Singapore ships or other person having lawful custody of it; (b) a certificate of registry under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 purporting to be signed by the Registrar of Singapore ships; (c) any amendment to a certificate of registry purporting to be signed by the Registrar of Singapore ships; (d) every declaration made pursuant to Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 in respect of a Singapore ship; (e) a declaration issued under section 50; (f) a certificate issued or purporting to be issued in accordance with sections 27, 51 and 52. (2) The documents mentioned in subsection (1) are, on their production from the proper custody, admissible in evidence in any court or before any person having by law or by consent of parties authority to receive evidence, and, subject to all just exceptions, are evidence of the matters stated in those documents pursuant to this Act or by any officer pursuant to his or her duties as such officer. (3) A copy of any such document or extract from the document is also admissible in evidence, if it is proved to be an examined copy or extract, or if it purports to be signed and certified as a true copy or extract by the officer to whose custody the original document was entrusted, and that officer must furnish such certified copy or extract to any person applying at a reasonable time for the certified copy or extract, on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.