240Evidence of authorised analyst

240 Evidence of authorised analyst

(1)  A certificate of an authorised analyst certifying the result of an analysis, or examination, is admissible in any legal proceedings and is evidence of –

(a) the facts stated in the certificate; and

(b) the correctness of the result of the analysis or examination.

(2)  A certificate of an authorised analyst certifying that, on receipt of a container containing a sample submitted to the analyst under this Act, the container was sealed and the seal securing the container was unbroken is admissible in any legal proceedings and is evidence –

(a) of the facts stated in the certificate; and

(b) that the sample –

(i) was the same sample as the one submitted to the analyst under this Act; and

(ii) had not been tampered with after sealing.

(3)  For the purposes of this section, a document purporting to be a certificate under this section is, unless the contrary is proved, taken to be such a certificate.