Malaysia legislation
Section 37
Section 37
Certificate of analysis
(a)
by the court; or
(b)
by the accused, in which case the accused shall give notice to the prosecuting officer not less than three clear days before the commencement of the trial:
Provided always that in any case in which the prosecuting officer intends to give in evidence any such report he shall deliver a copy to the accused not less than ten clear days before the commencement of the trial.
(2)
In this section, “analyst” means—
(a)
a person for the time being employed wholly or partly in chemical or physical analytical work relating to minerals in the Department of Geological Survey of Malaysia or by the Government; or
(b)
a person engaged in chemical or physical analytical work relating to minerals and employed by a laboratory recognised by the Department of Geological Survey of
Malaysia.
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(3)
If any analyst is called by the accused as provided for in subsection (1), he shall be called at the expense of the accused unless the court otherwise directs.
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