Supplemental

16Evidence

(1)Her Majesty may by Order in Council certify who are the Contracting States.

(2)For the purpose of any proceedings before any court in any part of the United Kingdom—

(a)any Order in Council under subsection (1) above shall be conclusive evidence of the matters certified by the Order; and

(b)any document purporting—

(i)to be a licence under section 3 above or an authorisation granted under the corresponding law of another Contracting State; and

(ii)to be issued in respect of a person bearing the name by which a person is referred to in those proceedings,

shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to be such a licence or authorisation and to relate to the person so referred to.