Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1994
21Evidentiary provision
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21 Evidentiary provision
If in proceedings for an offence against this Act it is established that, within the period of 12 months immediately preceding the date of the alleged offence, the defendant –
(a) sold second-hand goods other than second-hand vehicles or vessels on not less than 6 different days; or
(b) sold 6 or more second-hand vehicles or vessels; or
(c) conducted 6 or more auctions for the sale of second-hand goods on behalf of other persons –
it is to be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that the defendant was carrying on business as a second-hand dealer on the date of the alleged offence.