100.—(1) The Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may for the purposes of his powers and duties make arrangements for the carrying out of tests, examinations and analyses of the quality or nature of substances.

(2) The Minister may by regulation do any of the following things in relation to tests, examinations, or analyses arranged for under subsection (1) of this section, that is to say:—

(a) prescribe the classes of persons to be responsible for the carrying out of such tests, examinations and analyses;

(b) prescribe the means by and the manner in which the test, examination or analysis is to be made;

(c) prescribe the certificate or other evidence to be given of the result of any test, examination or analysis and the classes of persons by and to whom such certificate or evidence is to be given;

(d) provide that any certificate or other evidence prescribed under paragraph (c) of this subsection and given in respect of the test, examination or analysis of a sample of a substance shall as respects that sample be evidence for all purposes of the result of such test.

(3) Whenever regulations made under subsection (2) of this section provide that any particular certificate or other evidence shall be evidence for all purposes of the result of a test, examination or analysis of a sample of a substance, such certificate or other evidence shall, as respects those samples, be accepted by all Courts of Justice as evidence of the result of such test and shall also be accepted by all Courts of Justice as evidence that such test was carried out under and in accordance with the regulations.