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Evidence Act 1950

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Evidence Act 1950
  • An Act to define the law of evidence.
CitationAct 56
Territorial extentThroughout Malaysia
Enacted1950 (Ordinance No. 11 of 1950)
Revised: 1971 (Act 56 w.e.f. 1 November 1971)
Effective[Peninsular Malaysia--23 May 1950, Ord. No. 11 of 1950;
Sabah and Sarawak--1 November 1971, P.U.(A) 261/1971]
Amended by
Federal Constitution (Modification of Laws) (Ordinances and Proclamations) Order 1958 [L.N. 332/1958]
Evidence Ordinance (Extension) Order 1971 [P.U.(A) 261/1971]
Corrigendum to P.U.(A) 261/1971 [P.U.(A) 280/1971]
Revision of Laws (Evidence Act) Order 1974 [P.U.(A) 239/1974]
Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment and Extension) Act 1976 [Act A324]
Constitution (Amendment) Act 1976 [Act A354]
Subordinate Courts Act (Extension) Order 1980 [P.U.(A) 357/1980]
Evidence (Amendment) Act 1989 [Act A729]
Evidence (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A851]
Evidence (Amendment) Act 1997 [Act A978]
Status: In force

The Evidence Act 1950 (Malay: Akta Keterangan 1950), is Malaysian legislation, which was enacted to define the law of evidence.

Structure

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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

See also

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References

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  • S Mohan. Law of Evidence in Malaysia: With Cases and Commentaries. International Law Book Services. 1992. Passim. Google
  • Abdul Rani Kamarudin, "The 'Turnbull Guidelines' Proof and Evidence under the Malaysian Evidence Act 1950" (2003) 11 IIUM Law Journal 263 (No 2) HeinOnline
  • Mazupi Abdul Rahman and Ahmad Azam Mohd Shariff, "The Scope and Application of Similar Fact Evidence under the Evidence Act 1950" (2003) 7 Jurnal Undang-undang dan Masyarakat 71 ProQuest
  • Mageswary Siva Subramaniam, "Similar fact evidence in Malaysia: A review of Section 11(b) of the Evidence Act 1950" (2018) 26 Asia Pacific Law Review 59 Taylor & Francis
  • "Similar Facts in the Supreme Court" (1991) 18 Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law 171 HeinOnline
  • Mohd. Akram bin Hj Shair Mohamed, "The Rule against Hearsay and the Evidence Act 1950" [1990] 2 Malaysian Current Law Journal iii
  • "Clearing the Mist of Misconception surrounding the Nature of Without Prejudice Privilege under Section 23 of the Evidence Act 1950" [1988] Current Law Joumal 703 (November/December)
  • Akram b. Hj. Shair Mohamed, "The Scope of Legal Professional Privilege under section 127 of the Evidence Act 1950" [1989] 2 Malaysian Current Law Journal 67 (July 1989)
  • Muzaffar Syah Mallow, "The Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence with reference to the Malaysian Evidence Act 1950", Proceedings of INTCESS 2020 (7th International Conference on Education and Social Sciences) [1]
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