Singapore legislation
Section 59
Section 59
Presumptions and defences
(1)
In any proceedings instituted under this Act for —
the commencement or carrying out of any installation works, modification works or relocation works; or
the operation of any amusement ride,on any premises in contravention of the provisions of this Act, the owner of the premises at the time the installation works, modification works, relocation works or the operation of the amusement ride was commenced or carried out is presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be the person commencing or carrying out the installation works, modification works, relocation works or the operation of the amusement ride, as the case may be.
(2)
Where anything is required under this Act to be done by the person responsible for, or the ride manager of, an amusement ride, and there is more than one person responsible for the amusement ride or more than one such ride manager, it is a defence to any prosecution for failing to do that thing for the accused to prove —
that that thing was done by another person responsible for the amusement ride or by another ride manager of the amusement ride, as the case may be; or
that any notice or order in respect of that thing required under this Act to be served on the person responsible for the amusement ride or on the ride manager of the amusement ride was served on another person responsible for that amusement ride or on another ride manager of that amusement ride (as the case may be) and not on the person charged.