(1) This article applies to continued rules instead of section 138H (verification of rules).

(2) The production of a printed copy of a designation instrument or a continued rule purporting to be made by the Financial Services Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority on which is endorsed a certificate which -

(a) is signed by a member of the staff of that regulator authorised by it for that purpose; and

(b) contains the required statement or statements,

is evidence (or in Scotland sufficient evidence) of the facts stated in the certificate.

(3) The required statements in relation to a copy of a designation instrument are -

(a) that the instrument was made by the Financial Services Authority;

(b) that the copy is a true copy of the instrument; and

(c) that on a specified date the instrument was published in accordance with article 4.

(4) The required statement in relation to a copy of a continued rule is that the text set out in the document is a continued rule within the meaning of article 2.