Extent Information
E1In its application to Northern Ireland, this Schedule has effect subject to the modifications set out in Sch. 8; see s. 70(6)
4(1)In any proceedings under section 8, a certificate signed by or on behalf of a Minister of the Crown and certifying—
(a)that any conditions or requirements specified in the certificate were imposed by a Minister of the Crown and were in operation at a time or throughout a time so specified, or
(b)that an act specified in the certificate was done for the purpose of safeguarding national security,
shall be conclusive evidence of the matters certified.
(2)A document purporting to be such a certificate shall be received in evidence and, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be such a certificate.