8. Certificate of Minister

In any legal or other proceedings, a certificate issued by or under the authority of the Minister containing a statement that any geographic location specified in the certificate was, at any time material to the proceedings, situated within any of the maritime zones of Malaysia shall be—

a conclusive proof of the contents of the statement without formal proof of the signature or official title of the person appearing to have issued the certificate; and

admissible in evidence in such proceedings, but its production cannot be compelled.