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Article 22 Evidence

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(1)

A document which purports to be—

(a)

an order made by the Governor for the purposes of paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 19 of Schedule 3, and

(b)

signed by him or on his behalf,

shall be received in evidence and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been made by the Governor.

(2)

A document bearing a certificate which—

(a)

purports to be signed by or on behalf of the Governor, and

(b)

states that the document is a true copy of an order made by the Governor for the purposes of a provision mentioned in paragraph (l)(a),

shall be evidence of the document in legal proceedings.

(3)

Any order made by the Governor for the purposes of any provision of this Order other than a provision mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Territory, and a copy of the issue of the Official Gazette in which there is published what purports to be the text of that order shal1 be evidence of the fact that it was made in the terms stated in the Official Gazette and was published therein on the date on which that issue purports to have been published.

(4)

No person shall be guilty of an offence, or be liable to any penalty, by reason of an order made by the Governor such as is mentioned in paragraph (3) in respect of anything done or omitted before the publication of that order in the Official Gazette.