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9.5—(1) Any document purporting to be, or to contain, any order, directions or certificate issued by the Secretary of State shall be received in evidence and deemed to be or (as the case may be) contain that order or certificate, or those directions, without further proof, unless the contrary is shown.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies whether the document is signed by the Secretary of State himself or an officer on his behalf.
(3) Without prejudice to the foregoing, a certificate signed by the Secretary of State or an officer on his behalf and confirming—
(a)the making of an order,
(b)the issuing of any document, or
(c)the exercise of any discretion, power or obligation arising or imposed under the 1986 Act, the 1993 Act or the Rules,
is conclusive evidence of the matters dealt with in the certificate.
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