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Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation Schedule 2—Part 3 Section 8 8. Evidentiary certificate

(1) A certificate in the specified form stating the matters in subsection (2) and purporting to be signed by or for the Director is admissible in evidence in any proceedings under this Regulation.

(2) The matters are—
 * (a) that the person specified in the certificate had not, before the date of the certificate, paid the fixed penalty;
 * (b) that the person specified in the certificate had not, before the date of the certificate, notified the Director that the person wished to dispute liability for the offence; and
 * (c) that the address specified in the certificate was, on the date specified in the certificate in relation to the address, the person’s address.

(3) Unless there is evidence to the contrary—
 * (a) it is presumed that the certificate was signed by or for the Director; and
 * (b) the certificate is evidence of the facts stated in it.

9. Consequences of compliance with recovery order or failure to do so

(1) This section applies to a person against whom a recovery order is made.

(2) If the person has complied with the recovery order, the person is not liable to be prosecuted or convicted for the offence to which the order relates.

(3) If the person fails to comply with the recovery order, the person—