(1) Despite a provision of the Evidence Act, 1975 (NRCD 323),

(a) a record or a copy of a record, or

(b) an affidavit, a certificate or other statement pertaining to the record made by a person who has custody or knowledge of the record which is sent to the Central Authority by a foreign State or foreign entity in accordance with a request of the Republic, is admissible in evidence in proceedings in the Republic irrespective of the fact that a statement contained in the record, copy, affidavit, certificate or other statement is hearsay or a statement of opinion.

(2) To determine the probative value of a record or a copy of the record admitted in evidence under this Act, the court may

(a) examine the record or a copy of the record, and

(b) receive evidence orally or by affidavit, including evidence as to the circumstances in which the information contained in the record or copy of the record was written, recorded, stored or reproduced and draw a reasonable inference from the• form or content of the record or copy of the record.