Section 7Part 0 —
Evidence
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The presence on, in or about any place or premises or the possession by any person of any pipe, syringe, inhaler, still, retort or other device commonly used for the production or consumption of any controlled drug shall be receivable in evidence by any court in order to assist such court to determine whether or not any person has contravened this Act, and the court may thereafter order the same (if exhibited) to be forfeited.
Notwithstanding any other law, a certificate purporting to be under the hand of the C.M.O., a qualified chemist, a qualified medical laboratory technician or any other person appointed by the Cabinet in that behalf either specially or generally, stating or certifying that a given substance has been analysed or examined and stating the result of such analysis or examination, shall be admissible in evidence on any prosecution under this Act and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, shall be proof of the statements contained therein as to the foregoing matters and any other matter specified therein concerning the substance analysed or examined or the analyst or examiner thereof, and no evidence shall be required by the court as to the signature or qualifications of the person purporting to have signed the certificate.
No certificate shall be received in evidence unless the party intending to produce it has given to the other parties three days notice of such intention and has furnished with such notice a copy of the certificate.
Where it is considered necessary or advisable, the court may require the attendance of the person under whose hand the certificate was issued to give evidence on oath.
If, in proceedings under this Act, a question arises whether a country or territory is a state or is a party to the Vienna Convention or the Treaty of San José, a certificate issued by the Cabinet is conclusive evidence on that question.