PART 4LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Evidence by certificate of holding of elections117.

On any prosecution for a corrupt or illegal practice or for any illegal payment, employment or hiring, the certificate of the returning officer at a European Parliamentary election—

(a)

that the election mentioned in the certificate was duly held, and

(b)

that the person named in the certificate was a candidate at the election, and

(c)

that a registered party named in the certificate submitted a list at the election,

shall be sufficient evidence of the facts stated in it.