Section 55 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

55.     Evidentiary certificates

(1)  A document purporting to be a certificate signed by the Registrar and stating that a person specified in that certificate –

(a) was or was not, on a day or during a period specified in that certificate, a registered veterinary surgeon or registered veterinary specialist; or

(b) was, on a day or during a period specified in that certificate, a person whose registration as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary specialist was suspended or cancelled under this Act or a corresponding law –

is admissible in evidence in any legal proceedings (including proceedings under Part VI ) and is evidence of the matters specified in the certificate.

(2)  A document –

(a) purporting to be a certificate signed by the Registrar; and

(b) stating that a person specified in that certificate was, on a day or during a period specified in that certificate, a person who was prohibited, by a determination made under section 46(1) in accordance with section 46(2)(ba) , from engaging in this State in the practice of veterinary surgery, or rendering a veterinary service, for a period specified in the certificate –

is admissible in evidence in any legal proceedings (including proceedings under Part VI ) and is evidence of the matters specified in the certificate.