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Provisions relating to prosecutions.
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58.—(1) Where, in a prosecution for any offence under this Act, a person claims that a licence exists in relation to the premises the subject of such prosecution, the onus of proving the existence of the licence and of its validity shall lie on the person making the claim.
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(2) In a prosecution for any offence under this Act, it shall be presumed until the contrary is proved that any premises in which carcases or parts of carcases or offal or viscera of any animal, or dead animals or parts of dead animals, or slaughtering or dressing equipment or instruments are found is, as the circumstances may require, an abattoir or a knackery.
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