Central Bank Act, 1971

Amendment of Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1879.

56.Section 9 (inserted by the Bankers' Books Evidence (Amendment) Act, 1959 ) of the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1879 , is hereby amended by the insertion after subsection (3) of the following subsection:

“(4) A certificate which—

(a) purports to be signed by an officer of the Bank, and

(b) certifies that a licence was granted under section 9 of the Central Bank Act, 1971, to a specified person,

shall be prima facie evidence of the licence for the purposes of this Act, and it shall not be necessary to prove the signature of the officer or that he was in fact an officer of the Bank.”