Section 47 — Evidence

(1)In proceedings for an offence under this Act, an assertion by the prosecution —

(a)as to a matter specified in subsection (2);

(b)made in writing and verified by an affidavit sworn by a police officer or an authorised officer; and

(c)served on the defendant not less than 7 days before the hearing at which the assertion is to be tendered, is sufficient evidence of the matter so asserted in the absence of proof to the contrary.

(2)An assertion may be made under this section only in relation to any of the following matters:

(a)that any document produced before the court is a lottery ticket of a public lottery;

(b)that any document is an account, a memorandum, a riddle or a record of stakes or wagers in or relating to any public lottery;

(c)that any thing is a gambling article.