s 69 Presumptions
69.—(1) For the purposes of any proceedings under this Act for an offence consisting of —(a) offering a medicinal product for sale by retail in contravention of section 24 or any conditions prescribed for the purpose of section 25; or (b) offering a medicinal product for sale in contravention of section 31(b), where it is proved that the medicinal product in question was found on a vehicle or stall from which medicinal products are sold, it is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the person in charge of the vehicle or stall offered that medicinal product for sale and, in a case falling within paragraph (a), that the person offered it for sale by retail. (2) For the purposes of any proceedings under this Act for an offence consisting of a contravention of so much of any provision to which this subsection applies as relates to a person having any medicinal product in the person’s possession for the purpose of sale or supply, where it is proved that the medicinal product in question was found in any premises occupied by the person charged with the offence or under that person’s control, it is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that that person had that medicinal product in that person’s possession for the purpose of sale or supply. (3) Subsection (2) applies to sections 31(b), 44(2) and (4), 46(2) and 47(3). (4) For the purposes of any proceedings under this Act for an offence consisting of a contravention of section 45(2) or (3), as relates to leaflets, where it is proved that the leaflet in question was found in any premises occupied by the person charged with the offence or under the person’s control, it is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the person had the leaflet in the person’s possession for the purpose of supplying it with a medicinal product.