PART 4RULES
Verification of continued provisions12
1
This article applies to continued provisions instead of section 154 of the Act (verification of rules).
2
The production of a printed copy of a designation instrument or a continued provision purporting to be made by the Authority” on which is endorsed a certificate which—
a
is signed by a member of the Authority”’s staff authorised by it for that purpose, and
b
contains the required statement or statements,
is evidence (or in Scotland, sufficient evidence) of the facts stated in the certificate.
3
The required statements in relation to a copy of a designation instrument are—
a
that the instrument was made by the Authority”;
b
that the copy is a true copy of the instrument; and
c
that on a specified date the instrument was published in accordance with article 9.
4
The required statement in relation to a copy of a continued provision is that the text set out in the document is a continued provision within the meaning of this Part.
5
A certificate purporting to be signed as mentioned in paragraph (2) is to be taken to have been properly signed unless the contrary is shown.
6
A person who wishes in any legal proceedings to rely on a designation instrument or on a continued provision may require the Authority” to endorse a copy of that instrument or provision with a certificate of the kind mentioned in paragraph (2).