Singapore legislation
Clause 8
Clause 8
Repeal and re-enactment of section 47
Section 47 of the Evidence Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Opinions of experts47.—
Subject to subsection (4), when the court is likely to derive assistance from an opinion upon a point of scientific, technical or other specialised knowledge, the opinions of experts upon that point are relevant facts.(2) An expert is a person with such scientific, technical or other specialised knowledge based on training, study or experience.(3) The opinion of an expert shall not be irrelevant merely because the opinion or part thereof relates to a matter of common knowledge.(4) An opinion which is otherwise relevant under subsection (1) shall not be relevant if the court is of the view that it would not be in the interests of justice to treat it as relevant.”.