Companies Act 1989

5For section 186 of the Companies Act 1985 (certificate to be evidence of title) substitute—

186Certificate to be evidence of title

(1)A certificate under the common seal of the company (or, in the case of a company registered in Scotland, subscribed in accordance with section 36B) specifying any shares held by a member is—

(a)in England and Wales, prima facie evidence, and

(b)in Scotland, sufficient evidence unless the contrary is shown,

of his title to the shares..