Air Transport Act, 1986
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Evidential value of certain certificates. |
7.—In any proceedings for an offence under this Act, the production of a certificate purporting to be signed by an officer of the Minister and certifying that a fare, rate or other charge, term or condition specified in the certificate is a fare, rate or other charge, term or condition, as may be appropriate, to which this Act applies and that— | |
(a) the fare, rate or other charge, term or condition so specified was not contained in any airline tariff submitted to the Minister pursuant to the requirements of section 3 of this Act, or | ||
(b) that on being so submitted the fare, rate or other charge, term or condition was approved of by the Minister subject to a modification (which modification shall be certified in the certificate), or | ||
(c) that, though it was so submitted, the Minister refused to approve of the fare, rate or other charge, term or condition, | ||
shall, until the contrary is proved, be evidence of any fact certified by the certificate without proof of any signature thereon or that any such signature is that of such an officer. |