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Dental Technicians Act, 1979 (Act No. 19 of 1979)

Chapter 5 : General and Supplementary Provisions

45. Presumptions

 

(1) In any criminal proceedings against any person appearing upon a charge of having performed any act which constitutes an offence under this Act if performed by a person who is not registered or who is not in possession of any document specified in the charge, the accused shall be deemed not to have been registered or not to have been in possession of such document at the time of the commission of the alleged offence unless the accused proves the contrary.

 

(2) In any criminal proceedings against any person appearing upon a charge of having performed an act which constitutes an offence under this Act if performed by him or her for gain, such person shall be deemed to have performed such act for gain if he or she has accepted any valuable consideration in respect of such act.