# Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, Section 94: Evidence of bye-laws.


(1) The production of a printed copy of a bye-law purporting to be made by a council, upon which is endorsed a certificate purporting to be signed by the clerk of the council stating—
(a) that the bye-law was made by the council;
(b) that the copy is a true copy of the bye-law;
(c) that on a specified date the bye-law was confirmed by the government department named in the certificate or was so confirmed subject to any specified consents;
(d) the date, if any, fixed by the Ministry concerned for the coming into operation of the bye-law;
shall be evidence of the facts stated in the certificate, and without proof of the handwriting or official position of any person purporting to sign a certificate in pursuance of this section.
(2) The validity of a bye-law which has been confirmed by a government department shall not be questioned in any legal proceedings on the ground that that department is not the Ministry concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1972/9/section/94 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-northern-ireland-1972/section-94
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