Evidence Act 1950


The Evidence Act 1950, is Malaysian legislation, which was enacted to define the law of evidence.

Structure

The Evidence Act 1950, in its current form, consists of 3 Parts containing 11 chapters, 167 sections and no schedule.
  • 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