Section 138: Evidence by certificate as to registration and licences

Road Traffic Act 1972 · 1972 c.20

Part V: Driving Instruction

138(1)

A certificate signed by the Registrar and stating that, on any date,—

(a) a person's name was, or was not, in the register,

(b) the entry of a person's name was made in the register or a person's name was removed therefrom,

(c) a person was, or was not, the holder of a current licence under section 131 of this Act, or

(d) a licence under the said section 131 granted to a person came into force or ceased to be in force,

shall be evidence, and in Scotland sufficient evidence, of the facts stated in the certificate in pursuance of this section.

138(2)

A certificate stating as aforesaid and purporting to be signed by the Registrar shall be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.

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