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Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act No. 194 of 1993)

Part XIV : Evidence

50. Certificate of registrar to be prima facie evidence

 

(1) A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the registrar as to any entry, matter or thing which he is authorised by this Act to make or do, shall be prima facie evidence of the entry having been made and of the contents thereof and of the matter or thing having been done or left undone.

 

(2) Printed or written copies or extracts purporting to be copies of or extracts from any register or book or document relating to trade marks and kept in the trade marks office and certified by the registrar and sealed with the seal of that office, shall be admitted in evidence in all courts and proceedings without further proof or production of the originals.