Section 8
Provisions as to documentary evidence.
The Tokyo Convention Act, 1975
About this Act
An Act to give effect to the Convention on offences and certain other acts committed on board aircraft.
(1) In any legal proceedings under this Act, a
document published by the Ministry of the Central Government dealing with Civil Aviation and
purporting to be the publication known as Aeronautical Information Publication or a publication of the
series known as "Notam" and "Aeronautical Information Circular" shall be evidence of the matters
appearing from that document.
(2) Any message or signal transmitted to or received from an aircraft which relates to the position of the aircraft will be treated as evidence of certain records and shall apply to any legal proceedings.
(2) Any message or signal transmitted to or received from an aircraft which relates to the position of the aircraft will be treated as evidence of certain records and shall apply to any legal proceedings.