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Provisions in relation to registers and evidence.
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40.—(1) Every register kept by a board shall be—
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(a) deemed to be in the proper custody when in the custody of such board, and
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(b) admissible in evidence without further proof on production from the proper custody.
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(2) Conclusive evidence of any entry in any register kept by a board may be given in any court or any legal proceedings by the production of a copy of such entry purporting to be certified to be a true copy by the secretary of such board, and it shall not be necessary to prove the signature of such secretary or that he was in fact such secretary.
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(3) A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the secretary of a board that any person or any premises specified in such certificate is or are not entered in a specified register kept by such board shall be conclusive evidence of the matters so certified, and it shall not be necessary to prove the signature of such secretary or that he was in fact such secretary.
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(4) Any person may—
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(a) inspect any register kept by a board on payment to such board of a fee of one shilling for each inspection;
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(b) obtain from a board a copy certified in manner hereinbefore mentioned to be a true copy of any entry in any register kept by such board on payment to such board of a fee of sixpence for each folio of seventy-two words of the copy;
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(c) obtain from a board such certificate as is hereinbefore mentioned that any specified person or premises is or are not registered in a specified register kept by such board on payment to such board of a fee of two shillings and sixpence for such certificate.
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Levies payable to boards for joint districts by producers, retailers and wholesalers.
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