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Evidence Act 1893 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Production and Effect of Evidence
125. Evidence as to affairs of State
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evidence
Defined · s 3
“evidence” includes —(a)all statements which the court permits or requires to be made before it by witnesses in relation to matters of fact under inquiry: such statements are called oral evidence; and(b)all documents produced for the inspection of the court: such documents are called documentary evidence;