7Certificates to be evidence of certain matters

#### 7 Certificates to be evidence of certain matters 7 Certificates to be evidence of certain matters > > (1) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Secretary certifying that any water supply authority has or has not been granted by the Secretary an approval under this Act to add fluorine to a public water supply specified in the certificate, that any such approval has or has not been revoked or that the conditions attached to any such approval are the conditions specified in the certificate, shall without proof of the signature or of the official character of the person appearing to have signed the certificate be prima facie evidence of the matters certified in and by the certificate. > > > (2) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Secretary certifying that— > > > > > (a) any water supply authority has or has not been directed by the Secretary to add fluorine to a public water supply specified in the certificate, > > > > > (b) any such direction has or has not been revoked, or > > > > > (c) the terms attached to any such direction are the terms specified in the certificate, > > > > is without proof of the signature or the official character of the person appearing to have signed the certificate prima facie evidence of the matters certified in and by the certificate. > > **s 7:** Am 1972 No 63, Sch; 1982 No 138, Sch 1, 1989 No 50, Sch 1 (5).