(1) In any legal
proceedings, a document bearing a certificate, purporting to be signed by the
principal member of a council or the chief executive officer of a council,
that the document is a copy of a by-law in force within the area of a council
is admissible, without other proof, as sufficient evidence of—
(a) the
existence of the by-law; and
(b) the
performance of the requirements of this Act in respect of the making,
publishing and operation of the by-law.
(2) A copy of the
Gazette containing a notice of a resolution of the adoption of a model by-law
(or of an alteration to a model by-law) under this Act is conclusive evidence
of the adoption, and if the resolution of which the notice is given provides
for the revocation of any other by-law, is conclusive evidence of the
revocation.