The text has changed
BSA Section 81 is now IEA Section 81A.
81. Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record. (Change)
Old law
BSA §81
81. Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record. (Change)
81.The Court shall presume the genuineness of every electronic or digital record purporting to be the Official Gazette, or purporting to be electronic or digital record directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such electronic or digital record is kept substantially in the form required by law and is produced from proper custody.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section and section 93 electronic records are said to be in proper custody if they are in the place in which, and looked after by the person with whom such document is required to be kept; but no custody is improper if it is proved to have had a legitimate origin, or the circumstances of the particular case are such as to render that origin probable.
Read more: BSA §81Explanation.—For the purposes of this section and section 93 electronic records are said to be in proper custody if they are in the place in which, and looked after by the person with whom such document is required to be kept; but no custody is improper if it is proved to have had a legitimate origin, or the circumstances of the particular case are such as to render that origin probable.
New law
IEA §81A.
81A. Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic forms.
81A. The Court shall presume the genuineness of every electronic record purporting to be the Official Gazette, or purporting to be electronic record directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such electronic record is kept substantially in the form required by law and is produced from proper custody.
Read more: IEA §81A.BSA Section 81 also corresponds to
- IEA §Explanation of S. 90A
Cases registered before 1 July 2024 continue under the old code. This is educational information, not legal advice.
