Evidence and burden of proof

In any proceedings under this Act– (a) the burden of proof that the person charged belongs to Belize or that he is not likely to become a charge on public funds shall be upon that person; (b) a document purporting to be a removal order made under this Act shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to be such an order; and (c) any order made under this Act shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have been validly made and to have been made on the date upon which it purports to have been made.