Certification and Authentication. 1. Copies of documents and records provided under Article XIII or Article XIV shall be certified or authenticated in the manner required by the Requesting State or in any manner agreed upon pursuant to Article XVIII.
2. No document or record otherwise admissible in evidence in the Requesting State, certified or authenticated under paragraph 1, shall require further certification or authentication.
Certification and Authentication. 1. Subject to paragraph 2, a request for assistance, the documents in support thereof, and documents or materials furnished in response to a request, shall not require any form of certification or authentication.
2. Where, in a particular case, the Requested or Requesting Party requests that documents or materials be authenticated, the documents or materials shall be duly authenticated in the manner provided in paragraph 3.
3. Documents or materials are authenticated for the purposes of this Treaty if they purport to be signed or certified by an official or competent authority under the laws of the Party sending the documents and to be sealed with an official seal of that authority.
Certification and Authentication. 1. Each Party shall, upon request, authenticate any documents or other material to be transmitted to the other Party under this Treaty.
2. A document is duly authenticated for the purposes of this Treaty if -
(a) it purports to be signed or certified by a judge, magistrate, or officer in or of the Party transmitting the document duly authorized by the law of that Party; and
(b) either -
(i) it is verified by the oath or affirmation of a witness, or of an officer of the government of that Party; or
(ii) it purports to be sealed with an official or public seal of that Party or of a Minister of State, or of a department or officer of the government, of that Party.
3. Nothing in this Article shall prevent the proof of any matter or the admission in evidence of any document in accordance with the law of the Requesting Party.
4. Subject to the domestic laws of each Party -
(a) a document signed with a digital or electronic signature in accordance with the laws of the Party concerned shall be as legally binding as a document signed with a handwritten signature, an affixed thumb-print or any other mark; and
(b) a digital or electronic signature created in accordance with the laws of the Party concerned shall be deemed to be a legally binding signature.
Certification and Authentication. Documents, transcripts, records, statements or other material which are to be transmitted to the Requesting Party shall only be certified or authenticated if the Requesting Party so requests. Material shall be certified or authenticated by consular or diplomatic officers only if the law of the Requesting Party specifically so requires.
Certification and Authentication. 1. Subject to paragraph 2, a request for assistance and the documents in support thereof, as well as documents or other material supplied in response to such a request, shall not require any form of certification or authentication.
2. Insofar as not prohibited by the law of the Requested Party, documents, records or other materials shall be transmitted in such form or accompanied by such certification as may be requested by the Requesting Party in order to make them admissible according to the law of the Requesting Party.
Certification and Authentication. Any documents transmitted in accordance with this Treaty shall not require any form of authentication or certification unless this Treaty otherwise provides.
Certification and Authentication. 1. A request for mutual assistance and the supporting documents thereto, as well as documents or other material supplied in response to such a request, shall be authenticated in accordance with paragraph 2.
2. A document is authenticated for the purposes of this Treaty if it purports to be:
(a) signed or certified by a Judge, Magistrate or other officer in or of the relevant Contracting State; and
(b) verified by oath or affirmation or sealed with an official or public seal of the relevant Contracting State or of a Minister of State, or of a Department or officer of the Government, of the relevant Contracting State.
Certification and Authentication. Paragraph (1) is substantially the same as Article 14(1) of the model agreement. Paragraph (2) & (3) are included at the request of Malaysia. The provisions are consistent with section 32(2) and (3) of Cap. 525. Paragraph (4) is included at the request of Malaysia. The provision is consistent with Hong Kong’s legislation regarding digital signatures (i.e. Electronic Transactions Ordinance, Cap. 553).
Certification and Authentication. 1. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article, evidence, documents, records or other material transmitted pursuant to this Agreement shall not require any form of certification or authentication, unless expressly requested by the Central Authority of the Requesting Party.
2. Material shall be certified or authenticated by Consular or Diplomatic officers only if the law of the Requesting Party specifically so requires.
Certification and Authentication. Any documents provided through the Central Authorities in accordance with this Treaty shall not require any form of authentication or certification.
