Part VI General
59 Authentication of documents.
1
Any notice, order or other document which a F1relevant health protection authority are authorised or required by or under this Act to give, make or issue may be signed on behalf of the authority—
a
by the proper officer of the authority as respects documents relating to matters within his province, or
b
by any officer of the authority authorised by them in writing to sign documents of the particular or, as the case may be, the particular document.
2
Any document purporting to bear the signature of an officer—
a
expressed to hold an office by virtue of which he is under this section empowered to sign such a document, or
b
expressed to be duly authorised by the F1relevant health protection authority to sign such a document or the particular document,
3
In subsection (2) above “ signature” includes a facsimilie of a signature by whatever process reproduced.