44Evidence of authority to institute proceeding

44 Evidence of authority to institute proceeding

(1) Where any prosecution has been instituted by an officer in the name of the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner the prosecution shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been instituted by the authority of the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner, as the case may be. (2) The production of a telegram purporting to have been sent by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner and purporting to authorize an officer to institute any prosecution or proceedings shall be sufficient evidence of the authority of the officer to institute the prosecution or proceedings in the name of the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner, as the case may be.