# State Immunity Act 1978, Section 21: Evidence by certificate.


A certificate by or on behalf of the Secretary of State shall be conclusive evidence on any question—
(a) whether any country is a State for the purposes of Part I of this Act, whether any territory is a constituent territory of a federal State for those purposes or as to the person or persons to be regarded for those purposes as the head or government of a State;
(b) whether a State is a party to the Brussels Convention mentioned in Part I of this Act;
(c) whether a State is a party to the European Convention on State Immunity, whether it has made a declaration under Article 24 of that Convention or as to the territories in respect of which the United Kingdom or any other State is a party;
(d) whether, and if so when, a document has been served or received as mentioned in section 12(1) or (5) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/33/section/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/state-immunity-act-1978/section-21
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