# Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962, Section 116: Evidence by certificate of holding of elections.


On any prosecution for an electoral misdemeanour and on any proceedings for a penalty under section forty-eight the certificate of the returning officer at an election that the election mentioned in the certificate was duly held and that the person named in the certificate was a candidate at the election shall be sufficient evidence of the facts therein stated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1962/14/section/116 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962/section-116
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