Date enacted1950 (Ordinance No. 11 of 1950)
Revised: 1971 (Act 56 w.e.f. 1 November 1971) Date effective[Peninsular Malaysia--23 May 1950, Ord. No. 11 of 1950;
Sabah and Sarawak--1 November 1971, P.U.(A) 261/1971]
The Evidence Act 1950 (Malay: Akta Keterangan 1950), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to define the law of evidence.
Structure
The Evidence Act 1950, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 3 Parts containing 11 chapters, 167 sections and no schedule (including 9 amendments).
Part I: Relevancy
Chapter I: Preliminary
Chapter II: Relevancy of Facts
General
Admissions and Confessions
Statements by Persons who cannot be called as Witnesses
Statements made under Special Circumstances
How much of a Statement to be proved
Judgments of Courts when relevant
Opinions of Third Persons when relevant
Character when relevant
Part II: Proof
Chapter III: Facts which need not be proved
Chapter IV: Oral Evidence
Chapter V: Documentary Evidence
Public Documents
Presumptions as to Documents
Documents Produced by a Computer
Chapter VI: Exclusion of Oral by Documentary Evidence
Part III: Production and Effect of Evidence
Chapter VII: Burden of Proof
Chapter VIII: Estoppel
Chapter IX: Witnesses
Chapter X: Examination of Witnesses
Chapter XI: Improper Admission and Rejection of Evidence
