Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

Certificates of decisions

9 A document bearing a certificate which—

(a) is signed by a person authorised in that behalf by the Department; and

(b) states that the document, apart from the certificate, is a record of a decision—

(i) of a Commissioner;

(ii) of a social security appeal tribunal;

(iii) of a disability appeal tribunal; or

(iv) of an adjudication officer,

shall be conclusive evidence of the decision; and a certificate purporting to be so signed shall be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.