Singapore legislation
Clause 83
Clause 83
Provisions as to evidence
(1)
Any registration document or licence issued by the Registrar in respect of any vehicle shall be prima facie evidence of the registration of such vehicle or of the fact that such vehicle was licensed for the period specified in such licence, as the case may be.
(2)
When in any proceedings for an offence under this Ordinance or rules made thereunder, it is necessary to prove —
that a vehicle was, or was not, registered in the name of any person; or
that any person was, or was not, the registered owner of a vehicle; or
that any person was, or was not, the holder of a licence granted under this Ordinance,a certificate purporting to be signed by the Registrar and certifying the matters aforesaid shall be admissible as evidence, and shall constitute prima facie proof of the facts certified in such certificate, without proof of the signature of the Registrar to such certificate.
(3)
When in any proceedings for an offence under this Ordinance or rules made thereunder, any question arises as to whether a vehicle does, or does not, comply with any provisions of this Ordinance or of any rules made thereunder relating to the construction, equipment or conditions of use of such vehicle, a certificate from an officer of the Registrar’s office that he has examined such vehicle and the result of such examination shall be admissible in evidence, and shall be sufficient prima facie evidence of any fact or opinion stated therein relating to the construction, equipment or conditions of use of such vehicle, and such officer may not be called for cross-examination on such certificate unless contrary evidence is given which appears to the court to be credible, or unless for any reason the court considers cross-examination to be necessary or desirable in the interests of justice:Provided that in any case in which the prosecution intends to give in evidence any such certificate, there shall be delivered to the defendant a copy thereof not less than ten clear days before the commencement of the trial.
(4)
When in any proceedings, it is necessary to prove the weight unladen or laden of any vehicle, or the weight of any load carried on any vehicle, a certificate purporting to be signed by any public officer in charge of the weighbridge or weighing machine on which such vehicle or load was weighed, and certifying the weight of such vehicle or load and that such weighbridge or weighing machine had been examined within the previous twelve months and found to be accurate, shall be accepted by any court as prima facie proof of the facts certified in such certificate.
(5)
When in any proceedings before any court, it is necessary to prove that any police officer, public officer or the Registrar has sent or served, or has received or has not received, any badge, document, licence, notice, plate or other thing, a certificate purporting to be signed by such police officer, public officer or the Registrar and certifying the sending, service, reception or non-reception, as the case may be, of such badge, document, licence, notice, plate or thing, shall be admissible as evidence, and shall constitute prima facie proof of the facts certified in such certificate, without proof of the signature of such certificate.
(6)
In any proceedings in any court, particulars of a conviction endorsed on a driving licence granted under this Ordinance or any rules made thereunder may be produced as prima facie evidence of such conviction.