19. Admissibility of certain documents

In an Inquiry under section 13 or any proceeding under section 10, any of the following documents may be produced before the Board of Inquiry or Court and given in evidence against any authorised dealer, restricted dealer or any other person, class or classes of persons not being an authorized dealer or restricted dealer and shall be prima facie evidence of the matters, transactions and accounts therein contained –

a certified copy of a banker’s book or an extract thereof obtained from the manager or principal accountant of the bank;

a certified copy of any book or other record required by law to be maintained by a company or a certified copy of any extract thereof, obtained from a director or secretary of the company; and

a certified copy of any document or of an extract thereof in the proper custody of an officer of a foreign Government, and obtained from such officer.