329Evidentiary provisions

329 Evidentiary provisions In all courts and before all persons and bodies authorised to receive evidence: (a) goods are to be treated as being in the possession of a pawnbroker or second-hand dealer if the goods are in a place that is occupied by, or under the control of, the pawnbroker or dealer; and (b) in the absence of evidence to the contrary: (i) a certificate purporting to be issued by the Director or Director's delegate and stating that a licence is or is not held by or on behalf of a person, the conditions or restrictions to which a licence is subject, or the premises to which a licence applies, on a day or days or during a period mentioned in the certificate, is evidence of the matters so stated; and (ii) proof is not required of any delegation under this Part or of the appointment, or terms of appointment, of any licensing officer under this Part; and (c) judicial notice must be taken, for this Part, of: (i) the fact that a person is the Director ; and (ii) the signature of the Director or Director's delegate on a certificate purporting to be issued under paragraph (b). Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990 137