Tow Truck Act 2023
sec.127Evidentiary certificates
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sec.127 Evidentiary certificates
A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is 1 of the following things made, given, issued or kept under this Act— an approval or decision; a notice, direction or requirement; an accreditation document or part of an accreditation document; a record; a stated document is another document kept under this Act; a stated document is a document given to the chief executive under this Act; a stated document is a copy of, extract from or part of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) ; on a stated day or for a stated period an accreditation— was or was not in force; or was or was not subject to a stated condition. A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating that on a stated day, or for a stated period, a record kept by the chief executive under section 137 did or did not include stated particulars about a matter mentioned in the section is evidence of the stated matter and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is conclusive evidence of the stated matter. A certificate purporting to be signed by the police commissioner stating that the commissioner received, or did not receive, a notice under section 61 about the carrying out of private property towing is evidence of the matter. (sec.127-ssec.1) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is 1 of the following things made, given, issued or kept under this Act— an approval or decision; a notice, direction or requirement; an accreditation document or part of an accreditation document; a record; a stated document is another document kept under this Act; a stated document is a document given to the chief executive under this Act; a stated document is a copy of, extract from or part of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) ; on a stated day or for a stated period an accreditation— was or was not in force; or was or was not subject to a stated condition. (sec.127-ssec.2) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating that on a stated day, or for a stated period, a record kept by the chief executive under section 137 did or did not include stated particulars about a matter mentioned in the section is evidence of the stated matter and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is conclusive evidence of the stated matter. (sec.127-ssec.3) A certificate purporting to be signed by the police commissioner stating that the commissioner received, or did not receive, a notice under section 61 about the carrying out of private property towing is evidence of the matter.
- (a) a stated document is 1 of the following things made, given, issued or kept under this Act— (i) an approval or decision; (ii) a notice, direction or requirement; (iii) an accreditation document or part of an accreditation document; (iv) a record;