Mode of proof of documents of the Board

(1) A copy of an entry in any register, or of any receipt, application, plan notice, order, or other document in the possession of the Board shall, if duly certified by an officer authorised in this behalf received as prima facie evidence of the entry or document and be admitted as evidence of the matter of transaction therein recorded in every case where, and to the same extent as the original entry of document would, if produced, have been admissible to prove such matters.