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s.17A
Evidence in criminal proceedings to prove unrecorded event did not happen
Where in any criminal proceedings the happening of an event of any description is relevant, and it is proved that a system has been followed whereby a person acting under a duty has compiled a record of the happening of all events of that description, evidence that there is no record of the happening of the event in question shall be admitted as prima facie evidence to prove that the event did not happen.