SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17 The Ombudsman Scheme

F1Part 3AThe consumer credit jurisdiction

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Verification of consumer credit rules

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1

The production of a printed copy of consumer credit rules purporting to be made by the scheme operator—

a

on which there is endorsed a certificate signed by a member of the scheme operator's staff authorised by the scheme operator for that purpose, and

b

which contains the required statements,

is evidence (or in Scotland sufficient evidence) of the facts stated in the certificate.

2

The required statements are—

a

that the rules were made by the scheme operator;

b

that the copy is a true copy of the rules; and

c

that on a specified date the rules were made available to the public in accordance with paragraph 16E(4).

3

A certificate purporting to be signed as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) is to be taken to have been duly signed unless the contrary is shown.