Section 71(5)

For the purposes of any proceedings for an offence under this section, a certificate purporting to be issued by or on behalf of the government of another member State which contains a statement, in relation to such times as may be specified in the certificate— shall, in the case of a statement falling within paragraphs (a) to (d), be conclusive of the matters stated and, in the other cases, be evidence, and in Scotland sufficient evidence, of the matters stated. that a specified offence existed against the law of that member State, that an offence against the law of that member State was a serious offence within the meaning of this section, that such an offence consists in or includes the contravention of particular provisions of the law of that member State, that specified provisions of the law of that member State relate to, or are capable of having an effect in relation to, particular matters, that specified conduct involved the commission of a particular offence against the law of that member State, or that a particular effect in that member State in relation to any matter would result from specified conduct,

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04