# The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Rules) Order 2001, Article 7: Verification of continued rules


(1) This article applies to continued rules instead of section 154 (verification of rules).
(2) The production of a printed copy of a designation instrument or a continued rule purporting to be made by the Authority on which is endorsed a certificate which—
(a) is signed by a member of the Authority’s staff authorised by it for that purpose; and
(b) contains the required statement or statements,
is evidence (or in Scotland sufficient evidence) of the facts stated in the certificate.
(3) The required statements in relation to a copy of a designation instrument are—
(a) that the instrument was made by the Authority;
(b) that the copy is a true copy of the instrument; and
(c) that on a specified date the instrument was published in accordance with article 4.
(4) The required statement in relation to a copy of a continued rule is that the text set out in the document is a continued rule within the meaning of article 2.
(5) A certificate purporting to be signed as mentioned in paragraph (2) is to be taken to have been properly signed unless the contrary is shown.
(6) A person who wishes in any legal proceedings to rely on a designation instrument or on a continued rule may require the Authority to endorse a copy of that instrument or rule with a certificate of the kind mentioned in paragraph (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1534/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-transitional-provisions-and-savings-rules-order-2001/article-7
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