Enforcement
I143Evidence by certificate
1
In any proceedings for an offence under this Act a certificate such as is mentioned in subsection (2) shall be evidence of the facts stated in it.
2
The certificate referred to in subsection (1) is a certificate issued by the Department which states—
a
that, on any date, a person was or was not the holder of an operator's licence;
b
that, by virtue of a direction given by the Department under regulations made under section 48(2)(b) or (3), a person is to be treated as having been the holder of an operator's licence on any date;
c
the date of the coming into force of any operator's licence;
d
the date on which any operator's licence ceased to be in force;
e
the terms and conditions of any operator's licence;
f
that a person is by virtue of an order of the Department disqualified from holding or obtaining an operator's licence, either indefinitely or for a specified period;
g
that a direction, having effect indefinitely or for a specified period, has been given by the Department under section 25(3) in relation to any person;
h
that an operator's licence was on any date or during any specified period suspended by virtue of a direction given by the Department under section 23(1); or
F1ha
that a person is by virtue of an order of the Department disqualified from acting as a transport manager, either indefinitely or for a specified period;
i
that, by virtue of a direction given by the Department under regulations made under section 48(2)(a), an operator's licence is to be treated as having been suspended on any date or during any specified period.
3
Any such certificate which purports to be issued by the Department shall be taken to be so issued unless the contrary is proved.