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used for

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in Australia,

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and the

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relating to

evidence Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, eviden ...

. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Evidence Bill during its passage through

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

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Australia

*The

Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evid ...

India

*The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Malaysia

*The Evidence Act 1950

New Zealand

*The Evidence Act 2006

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 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) (1984 c. 60) is an Act of Parliament which instituted a legislative framework for the powers of police officers in England and Wales to combat crime, and provided codes of practice for the exercise ...

*The

Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 The Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 (c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of emergency legislation and was introduced by the Secretary of State for Justice, Jack Straw, in order to overturn th ...

The Evidence Acts 1806 to 1895 is the

collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. Construction of references to citation with a group ...

of the following Acts:The

Short Titles Act 1896 The Short Titles Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict c 14) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892. This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a) of, and Part 4 of Schedule 1 to, the St ...

, section 2(1) and Schedule 2 *The

Witnesses Act 1806 The Witnesses Act 1806 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets a ...

(46 Geo 3 c 37) *The

Evidence (Ireland) Act 1815 Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidenc ...

(55 Geo 3 c 157) *The

Divorce Bills Evidence Act 1820 Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving th ...

(1 Geo 4 c 101) *The

Evidence by Commission Act 1831 Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evid ...

(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 Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evid ...

(8 & 9 Vict c 113) *The Evidence Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict c 99) *The

Evidence (Scotland) Act 1852 Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidenc ...

(15 & 16 Vict c 27) *The

Evidence (Scotland) Act 1853 Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidenc ...

(16 & 17 Vict c 20) *The

Evidence Amendment Act 1853 Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidenc ...

(16 & 17 Vict c 83) *The

Foreign Tribunals Evidence Act 1856 Foreign may refer to: Government * Foreign policy, how a country interacts with other countries * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in many countries ** Foreign Office, a department of the UK government ** Foreign office and foreign minister * United S ...

(19 & 20 Vict c 113) *The Evidence by Commission Act 1859 (22 Vict c 20) *The

British Law Ascertainment Act 1859 British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

(22 & 23 Vict c 63) *The

Foreign Law Ascertainment Act 1861 Foreign may refer to: Government * Foreign policy, how a country interacts with other countries * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in many countries ** Foreign Office, a department of the UK government ** Foreign office and foreign minister * United S ...

(24 & 25 Vict c 11) *The

Evidence (Scotland) Act 1866 Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidenc ...

(29 & 30 Vict c 112) *The Documentary Evidence Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict c 37) *The

Evidence Further Amendment Act 1869 Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evid ...

(32 & 33 Vict c 68) *The

Evidence Further Amendment (Scotland) Act 1874 Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidenc ...

(37 & 38 Vict c 64) *The

Evidence Act 1877 Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidenc ...

(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)

References

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