Evidence Act 1950

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Citation Act 56		Territorial extent Throughout Malaysia
Date enacted 1950 (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

References

Evidence Act 1950 Wikipedia

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