by this section.
(As amended by G.N. No. 153 of 1964)
Evidence
20. (1) Any invoice or other document submitted or used by an
importer or any other person in connection withthe importation of goods
in respect of which a prosecution is brought under this Act may be
produced as evidence in any criminal proceedings without calling the
person who prepared or signed it.
(2) In any prosecution for an offence under the provisions of this Act,
evidence that any imported goods were shipped at any port of call shall
be prima facie evidence that those goods were made or produced in the
country within which that port is situated.
(3) Where, in any prosecution for a contravention of this Act, the
consent of the proprietor of a trade mark is a relevant issue, the onus of
proving the consent of such proprietor shall lie on the accused.
21. No person shall within Zambia procure, counsel, aid, abet or be
accessory to the commission outside Zambia of any act which, if
committed in Zambia, would be an offence under this Act.
Aiding and
abetting
offences
(As amended by G.N. No. 153 of 1964)
22. No prosecution for any offence under the provisions of this Act
shall be commenced after the expiration of a period of three years
reckoned from the date on which the offence was alleged to have been
committed or one year next after the first discovery thereof by an
inspector, police officer, or customs officer, whichever expiration first
happens.
Limitation of
prosecution
23. Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person who contravenes
or fails to comply with any provision of this Act shall be guilty of an
offence and shall be liable-
Offences and
penalties
(a)
on first conviction, to a fine not exceeding three thousand
penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year;
(b)
on the second or any subsequent conviction, to a fine not
exceeding six thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding two years;