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(a) it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that a licence of the character and subject to the conditions (if any) alleged by the prosecution is in force in respect of the premises, and
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(b) if the defendant proves that at the time at which he is alleged to have committed the offence with which he is charged a licence was not in force in respect of the premises, the Court before which the prosecution is heard shall treat the charge as a charge of an offence contrary to section 7 (which prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquor without a licence) of the Act of 1924, and a conviction under the said section 7 shall not be reversed merely on the ground that a licence in respect of the premises is subsequently obtained by the defendant.
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