Evidence Ordinance

(1)
A document in the form set out in Form 1 of the
Schedule
purporting to be signed by the Government Chemist and purporting to be a certificate as to any article or substance submitted to him shall be admitted in evidence in criminal or civil proceedings before any court on its production without further proof,
and—
(a)
until the contrary is proved, the court before which such document is produced shall presume that the signature to the document is genuine and that the person signing it was the Government Chemist at the time when he signed it; and
(b)
such document shall be prima facie evidence of all matters contained therein.
(2)
A document given for the purposes of subsection (1) may be signed by the Government Chemist when any examination or analysis has been made by a person acting under his supervision and direction and the Government Chemist is satisfied as to the examination or analysis.
(3)
Where any document is produced and admitted as evidence under subsection (1), the court may, if it thinks fit, on its own motion or on the application of any party to the proceedings, summon the person who signed the document and examine him as to the subject matter thereof.