42. Evidence

Where in any prosecution instituted under this Act, any question arises as to whether any article is a tobacco product or is an alcohol product or as to the constituents of a tobacco product or an alcohol product, a Certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Government Analyst, to the effect that the article referred to in the Certificate is a tobacco product or any alcohol product or as to the constituents of the tobacco product or any alcohol product referred to in the Certificate, shall be admissible in evidence without proof of signature and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.