Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Amendment of section 15
Section 15 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) A certificate purporting —
(a)
to be signed by —
(i)
an analyst employed by the Health Sciences Authority; or
(ii)
such other person as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint; and
(b)
to relate to any chemical compound specified in the Schedule,shall be admitted in evidence, in any proceedings for an offence under this Act, on its production by the prosecution without proof of signature and, until the contrary is proved, shall be proof of all matters contained therein.”; and
(b)
by deleting the section heading and substituting the following section heading:“Certificate of analyst, etc.”.