21Evidence

21 Evidence

A certificate purporting to be a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Minister certifying –

(a) that a period specified in the certificate is or was a period of emergency restriction or a rationing period; and

(b) that a substance specified in the certificate was, on a date specified in the certificate, a rationed petroleum product; and

(c) that a person specified in the certificate was or was not, on a date specified in the certificate, a permit holder; and

(d) that a person specified in the certificate was, on a date specified in the certificate, entitled to exercise powers referred to in the certificate by virtue of a delegation under this Act; and

(e) that a person specified in the certificate was, on a date specified in the certificate, an authorized officer –

is admissible in any proceedings under this Act and is, until the contrary is established, evidence of the matters so certified.