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Acting of the manager by signed order.
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21.—(1) Every act or thing done or decision taken by the manager which, if done or taken by the council of a county borough, would be required by law to be done or taken by resolution of such council, shall be done or taken by the manager by an order in writing signed by him and containing a statement of the time at which it was so signed.
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(2) Where by or under any Act public notice is required to be given by the council of a county borough, of the passing of the resolution by which any particular act or thing is done or any particular decision is taken by such council or before the holding of the meeting of any such council at which is passed the resolution by which any particular act or thing is done or any particular decision is taken by such council, the like public notice shall be given by the manager before he makes the order by which he does such particular act or thing or takes such particular decision.
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(3) Every order made by the manager under this section shall for all purposes be deemed to be made at the time at which it is signed by the manager, and every such order shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been so signed at the time stated in that behalf in such order.
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(4) The manager shall keep a register in which shall be entered a copy of every order made by him under this section and the manager shall, at every meeting of the Council, produce for the inspection of the members of the Council so much of such register as contains any such orders made since the next previous meeting of the Council.
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(5) Every document purporting to be an order made and signed by the manager shall, without proof of the signature of the person purporting to sign such document or that such person was the manager, be received in evidence and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be an order duly made and signed by the manager under this section and to have been so signed at the time stated in that behalf therein.
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(6) Every document purporting to be certified in writing by the manager to be a true copy of an order made by the manager under this section shall, without proof of the signature of the person purporting so to certify or that such person was the manager, be received in evidence and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be evidence of the contents of the order of which it purports to be a copy and of the fact that such order was duly made and signed by the manager under this section at the time stated in that behalf therein.
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