# Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 111: Evidence of consent

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(1) If a document signifying any consent which is required by this Act to be given is witnessed in accordance with rules of court, it is sufficient evidence of the signature of the person by whom it was executed.
(2) A document signifying any such consent which purports to be witnessed in accordance with rules is to be presumed to be so witnessed and to have been executed and witnessed on the date and at the place specified in the document unless the contrary is shown.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/4/section/111 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-scotland-act-2007/section-111
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