Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023
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Evidentiary presumptions | ||
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206. (1) The Minister may, by notice in writing, authorise an officer of the Minister to give, on the Minister’s behalf, a certificate under this section. | ||
(2) In proceedings, a certificate signed by the Minister, or an authorised person, containing a relevant statement shall, without proof of the signature of the person purporting to sign the certificate or that the person was the Minister or an authorised person, as the case may be, be evidence, unless the contrary is shown, of the matters the subject of the relevant statement. | ||
(3) A certificate under this section may contain 2 or more relevant statements. | ||
(4) In this section— | ||
“authorised person” means an officer of the Minister authorised under subsection (1) by the Minister to give, on the Minister’s behalf, a certificate under this section; | ||
“relevant statement” means a statement specified in Schedule 8 . |