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s.19A
Evidence of signature or fiat, etc.*
Where the fiat, authorization, sanction, consent or authority of the Governor or
any other public officer is necessary before any prosecution or action is commenced, or
for any purpose whatsoever in connection with any proceeding, any document purporting to
bear the fiat, authorization, sanction, consent or authority of the Governor, or such
public officer, as the case may be, shall, until the contrary is proved, be received as
evidence in any proceeding without proof being given that the signature to such fiat,
authorization, sanction, consent or authority is that of the Governor or such public
officer.