sec.86Evidence

sec.86 Evidence

For the purposes of any proceedings for an offence against this Act— the authority of the complainant to make a complaint shall be presumed unless the contrary is proved; a statement in a complaint stating when it was that the commission of the offence came to the knowledge of the complainant shall be evidence thereof and in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive evidence thereof. In any proceedings for an offence in respect of property committed at a time when the board was in possession of, or entitled to possession of, the property, it shall be sufficient to allege ownership thereof in the board if it is material to prove ownership of the property. s 86 amd 1997 No. 79 s 3 sch 1 ; 2002 No. 11 s 62 sch 1 (sec.86-ssec.1) For the purposes of any proceedings for an offence against this Act— the authority of the complainant to make a complaint shall be presumed unless the contrary is proved; a statement in a complaint stating when it was that the commission of the offence came to the knowledge of the complainant shall be evidence thereof and in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive evidence thereof. (sec.86-ssec.2) In any proceedings for an offence in respect of property committed at a time when the board was in possession of, or entitled to possession of, the property, it shall be sufficient to allege ownership thereof in the board if it is material to prove ownership of the property.

• (a) the authority of the complainant to make a complaint shall be presumed unless the contrary is proved;
• (b) a statement in a complaint stating when it was that the commission of the offence came to the knowledge of the complainant shall be evidence thereof and in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive evidence thereof.