On the trial of a
person charged with an offence of which the giving of false testimony by any
person at the trial of a person charged with an offence is an element, a
certificate setting out the substance and effect only, without the formal
parts, of the indictment or prosecution notice, and the proceedings at the
trial, and purporting to be signed by the officer having the custody of the
records of the court where the indictment or prosecution notice was tried, or
by his deputy, shall be sufficient evidence of the trial, without proof of the
signature or official character of the person who appears to have signed the
certificate.
[Section 36 amended: No. 84 of 2004 s. 80.]