Section 35

In any prosecution for a breach of a provision of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder, a certificate of analysis purporting to be under the hand of an analyst shall, on production thereof by the prosecutor, be sufficient evidence of the facts stated therein unless the defendant requires that the analyst be called as a witness, in which case he shall give notice thereof to the prosecutor not less than 7 clear days before the commencement of the inquiry, trial or other proceeding.

In like manner a certificate of analysis purporting to be under the hand of an analyst shall, on production thereof by the defendant, be sufficient evidence of the facts stated therein, unless the prosecutor requires that the analyst be called as a witness.

A copy of the certificate referred to in subsection (2) shall be sent to the prosecutor at least 7 clear days before the commencement of the inquiry, trial or other proceeding, and if it is not so sent the court may adjourn the hearing on such terms as it may think proper.

Analysts are by this Act bound to state the truth in certificates of analysis under their hands.

If an analyst is called as a witness by the defendant as provided by subsection (1), he shall be called at the expense of the defendant unless the court otherwise directs.

In this section, “analyst” means a person employed as a chemist by the Government either of Singapore or of Malaysia.