Editorial Annotation
Presumption
Statutory Text
364(2) In proceedings under this section, evidence that the accused obtained food, a beverage or accommodation at a place that is in the business of providing those things and did not pay for it and (a) made a false or fictitious show or pretence of having baggage, (b) had any false or pretended baggage, (c) surreptitiously removed or attempted to remove his baggage or any material part of it, (d) absconded or surreptitiously left the premises, (e) knowingly made a false statement to obtain credit or time for payment, or (f) offered a worthless cheque, draft or security in payment for the food, beverage or accommodation, is, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, proof of fraud.