| (1) The following provisions shall apply in any case where in any proceedings before a Court for an offence under this Act it has to be determined whether any article is an offensive weapon: -
|
| (a) A certificate under the hand of the Government Analyst or a Deputy Government Analyst to the effect that such article is an offensive weapon shall be received in such proceedings as evidence of the fact that such article is an offensive weapon. | | |
|
| (b) The Court may presume that the signature of such Analyst on such certificate is genuine and that he held the office of such Analyst at the time he signed such certificate: | | |
|
| (c) The Court may, if it thinks fit, summon and examine such Analyst as to the subject-matter of such certificate. | | |
|
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts