# Antarctic Act 1994, Section 30: Evidence.


(1) For the purposes of any proceedings for an offence under this Act a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State and stating that at the time specified in the certificate—
(a) a State was or was not a party to the Protocol,
(b) a person was or was not an Antarctic Treaty official as defined in section 22, or
(c) a person was or was not a Convention official as defined in section 23,
shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it.
(2) A document purporting to be a certificate such as is mentioned in subsection (1) shall be deemed to be such a certificate unless the contrary is proved.
(3) A document purporting to be a written authorisation such as is mentioned in section 3(4), 5(1), 7(1), 8(1) , 9(1) or 10(1) shall be deemed to be such an authorisation unless the contrary is proved.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/15/section/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-act-1994/section-30
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