s 9 Style, seal and proceedings of Armed Forces Council
9.—(1) The Armed Forces Council may for all purposes be described by that name. (2) The Armed Forces Council must have an official seal, which must be officially and judicially noticed, and that seal must be authenticated by the signature of the Chairperson of the Armed Forces Council, or of a secretary, or of some person authorised by the Armed Forces Council to act on behalf of a secretary. (3) Every document purporting to be an instrument issued by the Armed Forces Council, and to be sealed with the seal of the Armed Forces Council, authenticated in the manner provided by this Act, or to be signed by a secretary or any person authorised by the Armed Forces Council to act on behalf of a secretary, shall be received in evidence, and is deemed to be such an instrument without further proof, unless the contrary is shown. (4) A certificate signed by the Chairperson of the Armed Forces Council that any instrument purporting to be made or issued by the Council was so made or issued is conclusive evidence of the fact.