Pigs and Bacon Act, 1937
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Evidence. |
38.—(1) In any legal proceedings by or against the Board the production of a document purporting to be a copy of an instrument made by the Board or of any extract from any such instrument or of any resolution passed by the Board, or of any minutes or part of the minutes of the Board, and to be certified to be a true copy by the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary of the Board shall be sufficient evidence of such instrument, extract, minutes, or part of minutes, and no proof shall be required of the handwriting or official position of the person certifying the same. | |
In this sub-section the word “instrument” includes any order, regulations, certificate or other document of whatsoever kind. | ||
(2) A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Secretary of the Board certifying that a person named in such certificate was during a specified period a licensee shall be prima facie evidence of the matters so certified, and it shall not be necessary to prove the signature of such secretary or that he was in fact such secretary. | ||
(3) In any proceedings under Part III of the Principal Act, or this Part of this Act against a licensee prima facie evidence of all or any matters contained in a return made by or on behalf of such licensee in pursuance of the said Part III or this Part of this Act may be given by the production of such return. | ||
(4) In any proceedings under section 112 of the Principal Act against a licensee for failure or refusal to make a return required by regulations made under the said section, a certificate purporting to be signed by the Secretary of the Board to certify that such licensee has failed or refused to make such return shall be prima facie evidence of the facts so certified. |