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Documentary Evidence Act 1868
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C1Sch. amended by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 7
C2By S.I. 1986/600 it is provided that the Documentary Evidence Act 1868 shall apply to the Lord President of the Council as if his name were included in the first column of the Schedule to that Act and as if he or any person authorised to act on his behalf were mentioned in the second column of that Schedule, and as if the regulations referred to in that Act included any document issued by the Lord President of the Council
C3Sch. amended (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), ss. 5(5), 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 3 para. 5, Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58
C4Sch. amended (E.W.S.) by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), ss. 1(5), 112(3), Sch. 1 para. 6, Sch. 17 para. 35(1)
C5Act amended by Education (Schools) Act 1992 (c. 38), ss. 1(6), 5(6), Sch. 1 para. 7(a)(b) which amendment was brought into force (31.8.1992) partly by S.I. 1992/1157, art. 2, Sch. and in force (1.5.1993) so far as then not already in force by S.I. 1993/1190, art. 3.
C6Act amended (1.1.1993) by S.I. 1992/3060, reg. 7(6), Sch. 2 para. 6(a)(b)
C7Sch. amended (E.W. ) (1.8.1993) by 1993 c. 10, ss. 1, 99(1), Sch. 1 para. 3(2).
Sch. modified (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 57 s. 1, 4, Sch. 1 para. 6(a)(b)
Sch. modified (27.6.1998) by S.I. 1998/1340, reg. 9(6), Sch. 2 para. 6(a)(b)
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| ———-- | ———— |
| Name of Department or Officer. | Names of Certifying Officers. |
| —————— | —————— |
| The Treasury. | Any Commissioner, Secretary, or Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. |
| The Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral. | Any of the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral, or either of the Secretaries to the said Commissioners. |
| Secretaries of State. | Any Secretary or Under-Secretary of State. |
| Committee of Privy Council for Trade. | Any member of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, or any Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the said Committee. |
| . . . F1 | . . . F1 |
| [F2any office-holder in the Scottish Administration] | [F2a member of the staff of the Scottish Administration] |
Textual Amendments
F1Entry relating to the Poor Law Board repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I Gp. 5
F2Words in Sch. inserted (6.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1042, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 1
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C8Sch. Column 1 amended (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 43, ss 1(6), 154(2), Sch. 1 para. 6(b).
C9Sch. Column 2 amended (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 43, ss 1(6),154(2), Sch. 1 para. 6(c).
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