124Certificates issued by Health Secretary

124 Certificates issued by Health Secretary

124 Certificates issued by Health Secretary

(1) A certificate purportedly issued by the Health Secretary or an authorised Health certifier stating a matter specified in subsection (2) was, or was not the case, at a specified time or during a specified period is—

(a) admissible in legal proceedings under this Act or another Act, and

(b) prima facie evidence of the matters stated.

(2) The following matters may be certified in a certificate issued under this section—

(a) a person had, or did not have, a particular authorisation,

(b) an authorisation was, or was not, subject to a particular condition, restriction, limitation or other requirement,

(c) a person was, or was not, an authorised officer or analyst,

(d) other prescribed matters relating to the enforcement or administration of this Act or the regulations.

(3) In this section—

authorisation includes an approval, exemption or other authority issued by the Health Secretary under this Act or the regulations.

authorised Health certifier means an employee of the Ministry of Health with written authorisation, whether generally or specifically, from the Health Secretary to issue a certificate under this section.