Section 19: Proof of certain documents

(1) Without prejudice to any other mode of proof, if in any proceedings taken before a court under this Act, any book or document in the official custody of the Central Bank or the proper officer is required to be used as evidence as to the transactions to which it relates, copies thereof or extracts thereof certified by the Central Bank or proper officer shall be admissible for that purpose, without production of the original.
(2) In any proceedings under this Act, documents issued pursuant to or in connection to its provisions and copies of official documents purporting to be certified under the hand and seal or stamp of the principal officers of the inspecting agent or of any of its principal representatives in Nigeria or abroad shall be sufficient evidence of the matters stated therein unless the contrary is proved.