Proof of documents and evidence

(1) For the purpose of Article 14 of the Convention, a decision or determination of a judicial or administrative authority outside Belize may be proved by a duly authenticated copy of the decision or determination; and any document purporting to be such a copy shall be deemed to be a true copy unless the contrary is shown. (2) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, a copy is duly authenticated if it bears the seal, or is signed by a judge or officer, of the authority in question. (3) For the purposes of Articles 14 and 30 of the Convention, any such document as is mentioned in Article 8 of the Convention, or a certified copy of any 6 such document, shall be sufficient evidence of anything stated in it.