Part XRules and Guidance

Chapter IRule-making Powers

Procedural provisions

154Verification of rules

1

The production of a printed copy of a rule-making instrument purporting to be made by the Authority—

a

on which is endorsed a certificate signed by a member of the Authority’s staff authorised by it 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 instrument was made by the Authority;

b

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

c

that on a specified date the instrument was made available to the public in accordance with section 153(4).

3

A certificate purporting to be signed as mentioned in subsection (1) is to be taken to have been properly signed unless the contrary is shown.

4

A person who wishes in any legal proceedings to rely on a rule-making instrument may require the Authority to endorse a copy of the instrument with a certificate of the kind mentioned in subsection (1).