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Article 9 Application of Documentary Evidence Acts to rule-making authorities

Without prejudice to any other statutory provision, the Documentary Evidence Act 1868 1868 c.37, as amended by the Documentary Evidence Act 1882 1882 c.9 shall apply to every rule-making authority as if—

(a)

the rule-making authority were included in the first column of the Schedule to the first-mentioned Act;

(b)

the rule-making authority or a principal officer of that authority were named in the second column of that Schedule as a certifying officer;

(c)

the regulations referred to in those Acts included statutory rules within the meaning of this Order;

(d)

the expression “Gazette” included the Belfast Gazette; and the expression “Government printer” included the officer appointed to print Measures of the Assembly; and

(e)

photographic copies for the supply and sale of which arrangements have been made under Article 7(3) were copies purporting to be printed by the Government printer.

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1

functions transf. SR 1999/481