EX-31 3 wdci10ksbex311.txt CERTIFICATIONS EXHIBIT 31.1 EXHIBIT 31.1 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND FINANCIAL OFFICER REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONS I, Barbara Page, the principal executive and financial officer, of Westland Development Co., Inc., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Westland Development Co., Inc., SEC file No 0-7775; 2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report; 4. I am the small business issuer's certifying officer and am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(e) for the small business issuer and have: a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer is made known to me by others within this entity, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared: b. Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and c. Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer's fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer's auditors and the small business issuer's board of directors: a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting. Date: September 28, 2004 By _______________________________________________________ Barbara Page, principal executive and financial officer There are no other certifying officers.