LAWS OF PITCAIRN, HENDERSON, DUCIE AND OENO ISLANDS

Revised Edition 2010

CHAPTER VI

An ordinance to provide for the proof of written laws

[15 August 2000]

Citation.

1. This ordinance may be cited as the Evidence (Proof of Written Laws) Ordinance 2000.

Judicial notice to be taken of written laws.

2. Subject to this ordinance, judicial notice shall be taken by every Court of written laws alleged by a party to any proceedings to be in force in the Islands which are available to the Court in the following form—

statutes of the Parliament of the United Kingdom	published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, the Stationery Office Limited or included in Halsbury's Statutes of England and Wales	
		
Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom	published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office or the Stationery Office Limited	
The Revised Edition of the Laws of the Islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno 1971, 1985 or 2001	certified in writing by the [Attorney General] to be a true copy thereof and lodged with the Registrar of the Court	
		
ordinances made by the Governor under section 5 of the Pitcairn Order 1970 after the31st day of December 2000	certified in writing by the [Attorney General] to be a true and correct copy of the original ordinance duly made on the date shown thereon	
		
[ordinances made by the Governor under section 36 the Constitution of Pitcairn	certified in writing by the Attorney General to be a of true and correct copy of the original ordinance duly made on the date shown thereon]	
		
subsidiary legislation made under any ordinance	certified in writing by the [Attorney General] to be a true and correct copy of the original subsidiary legislation	

(Amended by Ordinance No. 4 of 2010)

Certificate to be conclusive evidence of facts stated etc.

3. A certificate in writing purporting to be made by the [Attorney General] for the purposes of section 2 that a copy of the Revised Edition of the Laws 1971, 1985 or 2001, any ordinance made by the Governor under section 5 of the Pitcairn Order 1970 after the 31st day of December 2000[, any ordinance made by the Governor under section 36 of the Constitution of Pitcairn] or any subsidiary legislation made under any ordinance is a true and correct copy of the original thereof shall be conclusive evidence without further proof of the facts stated therein and of the due making of the certificate by the [Attorney General] and those facts and the making of the certificate shall not be called into question in any court in any proceedings.
(Amended by Ordinance No. 4 of 2010)