Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)12. Presumptions and evidence |
In criminal proceedings under this Act—
| (a) | [Paragraph (a) deleted by section 14(a) of Act No. 63 of 1998] |
| (b) | any quantity of a product, material, substance or other article in or upon any place, premises or conveyance when a sample thereof is taken pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be of the same composition as that sample, and to possess in all other respects the same properties as that sample; and |
| (c) | any statement or entry contained in any book or document kept by any person or the manager, agent or employee of such person, or found in or upon any place or premises occupied by, or any conveyance used in connection with the business of, such person, shall be admissible in evidence against him or her as an admission of the facts set forth in that statement or entry, unless it is proved that such statement or entry was not made by such person, or by the manager, agent or employee of such person in the course of his or her work as manager, or in the course of his or her agency or employment. |
| (d) | [Paragraph (d) deleted by section 14(a) of Act No. 63 of 1998] |
