Evidence Act

Evidence Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in India, Malaysia and the United Kingdom relating to evidence. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Evidence Bill during its passage through Parliament.

Evidence Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to evidence.

List

India

• The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Malaysia

• The Evidence Act 1950

United Kingdom

• The Shop-books Evidence Act 1609 (7 Jac 1 c 12)
• The Evidence (Proceedings in other Jurisdictions) Act 1975
• The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
• The Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008

The Evidence Acts 1806 to 1895 is the collective title of the following Acts:^[1]

• The Witnesses Act 1806 (46 Geo 3 c 37)
• The Evidence (Ireland) Act 1815 (55 Geo 3 c 157)
• The Divorce Bills Evidence Act 1820 (1 Geo 4 c 101)
• The Evidence by Commission Act 1831 (1 Will 4 c 22)
• The Previous Conviction Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will 4 c 111)
• The Evidence (Scotland) Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict c 59)
• The (Colonies) Evidence Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict c 22)
• The Evidence on Commission Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict c 82)
• The Evidence Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict c 85)
• The Evidence Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict c 113)
• The Evidence Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict c 99)
• The Evidence (Scotland) Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict c 27)
• The Evidence (Scotland) Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict c 20)
• The Evidence Amendment Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict c 83)
• The Foreign Tribunals Evidence Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict c 113)
• The Evidence by Commission Act 1859 (22 Vict c 20)
• The British Law Ascertainment Act 1859 (22 & 23 Vict c 63)
• The Foreign Law Ascertainment Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 11)
• The Evidence (Scotland) Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict c 112)
• The Documentary Evidence Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict c 37)
• The Evidence Further Amendment Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict c 68)
• The Evidence Further Amendment (Scotland) Act 1874 (37 & 38 Vict c 64)
• The Evidence Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict c 14)
• The Documentary Evidence Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict c 9)
• The Evidence by Commission Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict c 74)
• The Documentary Evidence Act 1895 (58 & 59 Vict c 9)

See also

• List of short titles

References

1. The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2