A certificate of service in relation to a local judicial document (being a certificate in due form within the meaning of rule 970F(2) ) that certifies that service of the document was effected on a specified date is, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, sufficient proof that –

(a) service of the document was effected by the method specified in the certificate on that date; and

(b) if that method of service was requested by the applicant, that method is compatible with the law in force in the Hague Convention country in which service was effected.