36Facilitation of proof

#### 36 Facilitation of proof 36 Facilitation of proof > > (1) (Repealed) > > > (2) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Commissioner or a prescribed officer and to certify that, according to the records kept in the office of the Commissioner: > > > > > (a) on a specified date or during the whole of a specified period a third-party policy was in force in relation to a specified motor vehicle or in relation to motor vehicles to which a specified trader’s plate is affixed, or > > > > > (b) on a specified date a third-party policy was issued, or expired or was cancelled, > > > > > (c) (Repealed) > > > > shall, without proof of the signature of the person purporting to sign such certificate or that that person was the Commissioner or the prescribed officer, be prima facie evidence of the matters set forth in the certificate. > > > (3) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Commissioner or a prescribed officer and to certify that the records kept in the office of the Commissioner do not contain any entry indicating that a third-party policy was in force on a specified date or during the whole of a specified period in relation to a specified motor vehicle or in relation to motor vehicles to which a specified trader’s plate is affixed shall, without proof of the signature of the person purporting to sign such certificate or that that person was the Commissioner or the prescribed officer, be prima facie evidence that on the specified date or during the whole of the specified period a third-party policy was not in force in relation to the specified motor vehicle or to motor vehicles to which the specified trader’s plate is affixed. > > **s 36:** Am 1984 No 86, Schs 1 (21), 5 (22).