Authentication of foreign records: deemed valid when from designated authorities or bearing authorised notarial seals. These rules deem foreign records authenticated for the Act when received from an authority designated under a Central Government agreement or treaty for information exchange or when the record bears the seal and signature of a person authorized to perform notarial acts under the Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act; they define 'record' and adopt Act definitions, commence on Gazette publication, and vest final interpretation in the Central Government.