48Evidence

### 48 Evidence > *\[Section 48 Substituted by No. 29 of 1994, s. 31 \]* > > > (1)  In any proceedings under this Act, the production of a certificate purporting to be signed by the chairperson of the Board stating that, at a time or during a period specified in the certificate – > > > > > > (a) a person specified in the certificate was or was not the chief forest practices officer; or > > > > > > > (b) a person specified in the certificate was or was not a forest practices officer; or > > > > > > > (c) a person specified in the certificate was or was not appointed under [section 38](#GS38@EN) as an officer for the purposes of this Act; or > > > > > > > (d) a person specified in the certificate was authorized under this Act to take an action specified in the certificate; or > > > > > > > (e) [*\[Section 48 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#JS2@JT@tr@oc15@EN) there was or was not a certified forest practices plan in existence in respect of land described in the certificate; or > > > > > > > (f) land described in the certificate was a private timber reserve – > > > > is evidence of the matter stated in the certificate. > > > (2)  For the purpose of [subsection (1)](#GS48@Gs1@EN) [(e)](#GS48@Gs1@Hpe@EN) and [(f)](#GS48@Gs1@Hpf@EN) , land may be described by means of a verbal description or a plan, or both. > > > (3)  A certificate under [subsection (1)](#GS48@Gs1@EN) may contain any one or more of the statements that may be made under that subsection.