First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act

Marginal note:Proof of law

8 A copy of a first nation law, as defined in subsection 11(1) or 12(1), enacted by the governing body of a first nation is, if it is certified to be a true copy, evidence that the law was duly enacted by the governing body and, in the case of a law enacted under subsection 4(1), was received by the Minister, without proof of the signature or official character of the person certifying it to be a true copy if that person is

• (a) in the case of a first nation law, as defined in subsection 11(1),

  • (i) if the governing body that enacted the law is a band, the Minister or a person authorized by the Minister, and

  • (ii) if the governing body that enacted the law is not a band, a person authorized by the governing body; and

• (b) in the case of a first nation law, as defined in subsection 12(1), a person authorized by the governing body.