Where a document is executed in several parts like printing, lithography or photography, video recording, computer resource as electronic or digital records, the BSA 2023 classifies each part as:
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The BSA modernizes the definition of primary evidence to explicitly include electronic and digital records alongside traditional formats like print, lithography, and photography. Each executed part — whether a printed copy, digital file, or video recording — constitutes primary evidence (not secondary). This is a significant expansion from the old Evidence Act, reflecting the digital age where multiple 'original' copies can exist simultaneously.
The text reads: Section 62 BSA: Primary evidence means the document itself. When executed in several parts, each part is primary evidence. When executed by counterpart, each counterpart is primary evidence.
BSA explicitly includes electronic/digital records in the definition of primary evidence, updating the Evidence Act framework for the digital era.
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