Section 48. Register of Copyrights to be

48. Register of Copyrights to be prima facie evidence of particulars entered therein. —The Register of Copyrights shall be prima facie evidence of the particulars entered therein and documents purporting to be copies of any entries therein, or extracts therefrom, certified by the Registrar of Copyrights and sealed with the seal of the Copyright Office shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof or production of the original. 1. Ins. by Act 49 of 1999, s. 6 (w.e.f. 15-1-2000). 2. Ins. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 30 (w.e.f. 21-6-2012). 3. The proviso added by Act 23 of 1983, s. 16 (w.e.f. 9-8-1984). 4. Subs. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 31, for "relation to any goods" (w.e.f. 21-6-2012). 5. Subs. by s. 31, ibid ., for "section 4 of the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 (43 of 1958)" (w.e.f. 21-6-2012).