LawgistThe Tokyo Convention Act
8Provisions as to documentary evidence
(1) In any legal proceedings under this Act, a document published by the Ministry of the Central Government dealing with Civil Aviation and purporting to be the publication known as Aeronautical Information Publication or a publication of the series known as "Notam" and "Aeronautical Information Circular" shall be evidence of the matters appearing from that document.
(2) Any message or signal transmitted to or received from an aircraft which relates to the position of the aircraft will be treated as evidence of certain records and shall apply to any legal proceedings.
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All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Application of criminal law to aircraft
- 4 Provisions as to Extradition Act
- 5 Powers of commander of aircraft
- 6 Jurisdiction
- 7 Provisions as to evidence in connection with aircraft
- 8 Provisions as to documentary evidence
- 9 Power to apply the provisions of Act with modifications to certain aircraft
- 10 Contracting parties to Convention
- 11 Power to treat certain aircraft to be registered in Convention country
