# The Company Names Adjudicator Rules 2008, Rule 9: Evidence in proceedings before the adjudicator


(1) Subject to rule 6(3), evidence filed under these Rules may be given—
(a) by witness statement, affidavit or statutory declaration; or
(b) in any other form which would be admissible as evidence in proceedings before the court,
and a witness statement may only be given in evidence if it includes a statement of truth.
(2) For the purposes of these Rules, a statement of truth—
(a) means a statement that the person making the statement believes that the facts stated in a particular document are true; and
(b) shall be dated and signed by the maker of the statement.
(3) In these Rules, a witness statement is a written statement signed by a person that contains the evidence which that person would be allowed to give orally.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1738/rule/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/company-names-adjudicator-rules-2008/rule-9
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