(1) In addition to the provisions of the Evidence Act 1845, the Documentary Evidence Act 1868 and the Documentary Evidence Act 1882 (in so far as they relate to the following publications), prima facie evidence of a statute may be given in all courts and in all legal proceedings -

(a) by producing a copy of the statute as published in one of the following publications:

(i) the Historic and Municipal Documents of Ireland, 1172 to 1320, published in 1870 by the authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, under the direction of the Master of the Rolls (in the Schedules referred to as "H.M.D.I.");

(ii) the Calendar of Documents relating to Ireland, 1171 to 1251, published in 1875 by the authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, under the direction of the Master of the Rolls (in the Schedules referred to as "C.D.I. vol. 1");

(iii) the Calendar of Documents relating to Ireland, 1252 to 1284, published in 1877 by the authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, under the direction of the Master of the Rolls (in the Schedules referred to as "C.D.I. vol. 2");

(iv) the Calendar of Documents relating to Ireland, 1285 to 1292, published in 1879 by the authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, under the direction of the Master of the Rolls (in the Schedules referred to as "C.D.I. vol. 3");