Validity of existing records

The books, registers and records heretofore and at present existing in the office of the General Registry of Belize shall, subject to all legal objections, be considered and taken, and they are hereby declared, to be valid and legal records, and all authenticated copies thereof, or extracts therefrom, shall be taken and received in all courts as prima facie evidence, which, if not rebutted, shall be as good evidence as the originals of which those records purport to be records.