Finance Act, 1994

Amendment of section 61 (evidence) of Finance Act, 1993.

87.Section 61 of the Finance Act, 1993 , is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsections for subsections (1) and (2):

“(1) In any proceedings a certificate signed by an officer of the Minister authorised by the Minister for the purposes of this section and containing only—

(a) information stated to be taken from—

(i) records maintained by the Minister under subsection (1) of section 60,

(ii) records maintained jointly by the Minister and all the licensing authorities under subsection (2) of that section, or

(iii) records relating to vehicles or drivers of vehicles maintained by the Minister under any other provision of or made under any statute, or,

(b) information obtained by the Minister under section 131 (7) of the Act of 1992,

shall be sufficient evidence of the facts stated in the certificate until the contrary is proved.

(2) In any proceedings a certificate signed by an officer of a licensing authority authorised by the authority for the purposes of this section and containing only information stated to be taken from—

(a) records maintained by the authority under subsection (1) of section 60,

(b) records maintained jointly by the Minister and all the licensing authorities under subsection (2) of that section, or

(c) records relating to vehicles or drivers of vehicles maintained by the authority under any other provisions of or made under any statute,

shall be sufficient evidence of the facts stated in the certificate until the contrary is proved.”.