Marine-related Incidents (MARPOL Implementation) Act 2020
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68 Evidence
In any proceedings for an offence against a provision of this Act –
(a) any record kept in pursuance of this Act is admissible as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the record; and
(b) a copy of an entry in such a record, being a copy certified by the person by whom the record is required to be kept to be a true copy of the entry, is admissible as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the entry; and
(c) a document purporting to be a record kept in pursuance of this Act, or purporting to be such a certified copy as referred to in paragraph (b) , is to, unless the contrary is proved, be taken to be such a record or certified copy, as the case may be.