(1) In any proceedings a document purporting -
(a) to be -
(i) a request or a supporting or related document,
(ii) an order made or warrant issued by a court, tribunal or authority in a designated state,
(iii) a record of the making or issue of such an order or warrant, or
(iv) a record of the date and mode of service of a document in a designated state,
and
(b) to be signed by or on behalf of the court or tribunal concerned or an authority appearing to be competent to do so,
is admissible, without further proof, as evidence of the matters mentioned in the document.
(2) In any proceedings a document purporting to -
(a) relate to -
(i) the identity of an item required as evidence in criminal proceedings or for the purposes of a criminal investigation,
(ii) the continuity of its custody, or
(iii) the integrity of its condition,
and
(b) to be signed by a person appearing to have responsibility for custody of the item,
is admissible, without further proof, as evidence of the matters mentio
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