Prevention of Counterfeiting of Currency Act, 1965 (Act No. 16 of 1965)4. Evidence and onus of proof |
| (1) | A certificate purporting to have been signed by the Director-General: Foreign Affairs, or a person designated thereto by him, to the effect that a State mentioned therein has signed and ratified or acceded to the Convention referred to in subsection (1) of section three shall, upon its production by any person in any proceedings under any law relating to extradition, be admissible in evidence in such proceedings and be prima facie proof of the facts set forth therein. |
[Subsection (1) amended by section 4 and Schedule III of Act No. 18 of 1996]
| (2) | If in any prosecution for a contravention of paragraph (d), (j) or (l) of section 2 the question arises whether any person had lawful authority or excuse for possessing or doing any thing referred to in the said paragraphs, in the absence of evidence to the contrary which raises reasonable doubt, proof of possession or conduct contemplated in the said paragraphs (d), (j) and (l) shall be sufficient evidence of the absence of lawful authority or excuse. |
[Subsection (2) substituted by section 3 of Act No. 55 of 2003]