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Regulation 5

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For the purpose of section 710B(8), a translation of a document into English shall be certified to be a correct translation–

(a)

if the translation was made in the United Kingdom, by–

(i)

a notary public in any part of the United Kingdom;

(ii)

a solicitor (if the translation was made in Scotland), a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales (if it was made in England or Wales), or a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland (if it was made in Northern Ireland);

(iii)

a person certified by a person mentioned in sub–paragraphs (i) and (ii) above to be known to him to be competent to translate the document into English; or

(iv)

in the case of a translation obtained by the registrar of companies pursuant to section 710B(4), the person who has translated the document into English; or

(b)

if the translation was made outside the United Kingdom, by–

(i)

a notary public;

(ii)

a person authorised in the place where the translation was made to administer an oath;

(iii)

any of the British officials mentioned in section 6 of the Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889; or

(iv)

a person certified by a person mentioned in sub–paragraphs (i) to (iii) above, to be known to him to be competent to translate the document into English.