Part X

Rules and Guidance
Chapter I

Rule-making Powers

Procedural provisions

Verification of rules
154
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).