34. In any proceedings instituted under this act, the certificate relating to the analysis of a petroleum product and signed by an analyst of the Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the facts declared in it and of the authority of the person signing such certificate without further proof of his appointment or signature.
The cost of such analysis shall form part of the costs of the proceedings.
1971, c. 33, s. 34; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 81, s. 20.