Section 29, The Payment Systems Act, 2009

(1) Without prejudice to any rules by which it mightotherwise be admissible in any court, information as to any transfer through a system which is contained in any document, computer print-out, hard copy, microfilm, floppy or hard disc, or any other electronic media or form, shall be admissible as evidence of or relating to the transfer concerned. (2) Photographic images such as film, microfilm, microfiche or computer images of original documents such as cheques or other payment instruments, securities, certificates of deposits, account ledgers and government securities shall be admissible as prima facie evidence of the matters or transactions of he original instrument, on proof being given on affidavit. (3) Payment instructions, messages and funds transfers that are initiated, processed and executed through electronic means including electronic signatures shall be admissible as prima facie evidence of the matters or transactions of the original instrument, on proof being given on written affidavit. (4) The entries in ledgers, cash books and other books of account of any financial institution whether captured manually by handwriting or computerised shall be prima facie evidence of the matters, transactions and accounts recorded in them on proof being given on affidavit by a director, chief executive, partner, manager or other officer of such financial institution or by evidence that such manual or computerised ledgers, cash books and other books of account are or have been the ordinary books of account of the financial institution and that– (a) the entries have been made in the usual and ordinary course of business; (b) and that the books are in or come immediately from the custody of the financial institution. (5) A document purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the Central Bank and stating– (a) that any system is or is not a designated system; or (b) that any financial institution is or is not a participant in any designated systems or Central Bank system, shall be admissible in any proceedings in any court on its production by a person authorized in that behalf and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it. PART VI–WINDING UP AND ADMINISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS IN CENTRAL BANK AND DESIGNATED SYSTEMS