Section 57

A copy of such direction made by the Authority or purporting to be certified by the Authority as a true copy shall be conclusive evidence in any court that a determination was made by the Authority, as the case may be, in the terms of the certified copy.

The contents of any document prepared, issued or served under, by virtue of or for the purposes of this Ordinance shall until the contrary is proved be presumed to be correct and the production of the

Register kept under this Ordinance purporting to show the licences issued under this Ordinance shall be prima facie proof of the issue, lack of issue or date of expiry of such licences.

Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, in any proceedings under this Ordinance or the regulations made hereunder, a certificate for the purpose of establishing the occupier of any premise which purports to be signed by the relevant authority shall unless the contrary is proved be evidence of any facts stated therein.

In any proceeding for offences against this Ordinance or the regulations made hereunder, where it is necessary to prove that any person was or was not licensed on a certain date or for a certain period or that a licence was subject to any specified condition, limitation or restriction or that a licence was suspended during a certain period, a certificate in writing purporting to be signed by the Authority setting out that such person was or was not licensed on that date or any condition, limitation or restriction to which a licence issued to such person is subject, or for or during that period or that the licence of such person was suspended during such period shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein, and the Authority shall not be cross-examined on the contents of such certificate unless he has been served with ten days’ notice stating the intention to do so and further stating the particulars which are intended to be challenged.

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