The Postal Administration (Scotland) Rules 2016

Certificate of giving notice etc

85.—(1) Where in any proceedings a notice or other document is required to be given, delivered or sent by the postal administrator, the date of giving, sending or delivering it may be proved by means of a certificate signed by the postal administrator or on the postal administrator’s behalf by the postal administrator’s solicitor, or a partner or employee of either of them, that the notice or other document was duly given, posted or otherwise sent, or delivered, on the date stated in the certificate.

(2) In the case of a notice or other document to be given, delivered or sent by a person other than the postal administrator, the giving delivering or sending of it may be proved by means of a certificate by that person—

(a) that the notice or document was given, delivered or sent by that person; or

(b) that another person (named in the certificate) was instructed to give, deliver or send it.

(3) A certificate under this Rule may be endorsed on a copy of the notice or document to which it relates.

(4) A certificate purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the postal administrator, or by the person mentioned in paragraph (2), shall be deemed unless the contrary is shown, to be sufficient evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.