Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)Chapter 7 : Judicial Matters72. Validity of certificates |
| (1) | Subject to this section, in any proceedings in terms of this Act, a certificate issued in terms of section 71 shall be admissible in evidence and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts averred in it. |
| (2) | A court may, of its own accord or on application by any party to proceedings, require that the person who issued the certificate attend and give oral evidence at the hearing. |
| (3) | Any omission or mistake in any certificate issued in terms of section 71 shall not render it inadmissible in evidence unless the court considers such omission or mistake to be material to any issue in the proceedings concerned, or the court is of the opinion that the defendant or accused is unduly prejudiced thereby. |