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(1) A copy of a record made in the ordinary course of business by a bank is admissible to the same extent as an original to prove the content of the writing if the copy is testified to be a correct copy by a witness who has compared it with an original.

(2) Evidence that the record was made in the regular course of business or that the copy is a correct copy may be given by oral testimony or affidavit by a representative of the bank.

(3) A representative of a bank in any action to which the bank is not a party shall not be compelled to produce the original records of the bank or to appear as a witness concerning them unless the court finds that fairness requires such compulsion.

(4) The court may, on application, order a bank to allow a party to inspect or copy any records of the bank which concern the action, provided that reasonable advance notice is given to the bank.

(5) For the purposes of this section, a bank is any business registered in Ghana as a bank.