47. In section 110(1)—
(a)for subsections (1) and (2) there is substituted—
“(1) Any document bearing the seal or stamp of the Authority shall be received in evidence without further proof.
(2) Any document purporting to have been signed by a person authorised to do so on behalf of the Authority, and every document purporting to be signed by any inspector or public valuer under this Act, shall, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, be received in evidence without proof of the signature.
(2A) In subsections (1) and (2), “document” means any document issued, received or created by the Authority (or, as the case may be, by any inspector or public valuer under this Act) for the purposes of or in connection with this Act.”, and
(b)in subsection (3)—
(i)for the word “registrar”, both times it appears, there is substituted “Authority”, and
(ii)for the words “the Chief Registrar may direct” there is substituted “it considers appropriate”.
Section 110(2) was amended by the Friendly Societies Act 1992, Schedule 16, paragraph 47.