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State Immunity Act 1978
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- 1978 c. 33
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21Evidence by certificate
A certificate by or on behalf of the Secretary of State shall be conclusive evidence on any question—
(a)whether any country is a State for the purposes of Part I of this Act, whether any territory is a constituent territory of a federal State for those purposes or as to the person or persons to be regarded for those purposes as the head or government of a State;
(b)whether a State is a party to the Brussels Convention mentioned in Part I of this Act;
(c)whether a State is a party to the European Convention on State Immunity, whether it has made a declaration under Article 24 of that Convention or as to the territories in respect of which the United Kingdom or any other State is a party ;
(d)whether, and if so when, a document has been served or received as mentioned in section 12(1) or (5) above.
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