Industrial Co-Ordination Act 1975 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006
21. Certificate of licensing officer to be prima facie evidence of certain matters stated therein
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Where in proceedings for an offence under this Act or any rule made thereunder, it is necessary to prove that—
any person was or was not licensed on a certain date;
a licence was subject to any particular condition;
licence
“licence” means a licence issued under this Act to engage in any manufacturing activity;
a licence was revoked, a certificate in writing purporting to be signed by the licensing officer stating that—
licensing officer
“licensing officer” means any public officer appointed to be a licensing officer under section 3A;
such person was or was not licensed on that date;
the licence was issued subject to a particular condition;
that the licence was revoked, shall be prima facie evidence of the matters stated therein and the licensing officer shall not be examined on the contents of such certificate unless he has been served with three clear days’ notice before the commencement of the hearing of the case of the intention so to do and further stating the particulars which are intended to be challenged:
Provided that the certificate shall have been served on the defence at least ten clear days before such commencement.
Terms defined in s 2
licence
Defined · s 2“licence” means a licence issued under this Act to engage in any manufacturing activity;
licensing officer
Defined · s 2“licensing officer” means any public officer appointed to be a licensing officer under section 3A;