Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 302

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302. In the cases referred to in article 298(1)( f), criminal intent shall be presumed, unle ss the accused proves - (a) that, having taken all necessary precaution against committing the offence referred to in the said paragraph, he had, at the time of the commission of the alleged offence, no reason to suspect the genuineness of the mark or sign; and (b) that, on demand made by any member of the Police, he gave all the information in his power with respect to the persons from whom he obtained the goods in question; and (c) that otherwise he h ad acted i nnocently. Exemption from punishment. Added by: XI.1899.106.

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