Evidence Act (5) Seychelles Where evidence that a person has been convicted of an offence is admissible under this section, then without prejudice to the reception of any other admissible evidence for the purpose of identifying the facts on which the conviction was based (a) the contents of any document which is admissible as evidence of the conviction; and (b) the contents of the information, complaint or charge sheet on which the person was convicted, shall be admissible in evidence for that purpose. 30. Finding of adultery or adjudications in affixation proceedings as evidence in civil proceedings (1) In a civil trial (a) that fact that a person has been found to have committed adultery in any matrimonial proceedings before a court in the Republic; and (b) the fact that a person has been adjudged to be the father of a child in affiliation proceedings before a court in the Republic, shall be admissible in evidence for the purpose of proving, where to do so is relevant to any issue in the proceedings, that he committed the adultery to which the finding related or, as the case may be, is the father of the child. (2) In a civil trial in which by virtue of the section a person is proved to have committed adultery or to have been adjudged the father of a child (a) he shall be taken to have committed the adultery to which the finding relates or, as the case may be, to be the father of that child, unless the contrary is proved; and (b) where evidence that a person has committed adultery or has been adjudged to be the father of a child is admissible under this section, then without prejudice to the reception of any other admissible evidence for the purpose of identifying the facts on which the finding or adjudication was based (i) the contents of any document which contains the finding or adjudication, or (ii) the contents of any document which was before the court in the matrimonial or affiliation proceedings, shall be admissible in evidence in that purpose. 31. Copy of documents Where in a trial a statement contained in a document is admissible in evidence under section 14, section 15, section 29 or section 30 it may be proved 32. (a) by the production of that document, or (b) whether or not that document is still in existence, by the production of a copy of that document, or of the material part of it, authenticated in such manner as the court may approve. Rules The Chief Justice may make rules providing for any matter in respect of which rules are required to be made under this Act and prescribing the procedures to be followed in the implementation of, and for the purpose of supplementing, the provisions of this Act. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 14