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used for

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and the

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relating to

evidence Evidence for a proposition is what supports the proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the proposition is truth, true. The exact definition and role of evidence vary across different fields. In epistemology, evidence is what J ...

. 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.

List

Australia

*The '' Evidence Act 1995''.

India

*The

Indian Evidence Act, 1872 The Indian Evidence Act, originally passed in India by the Imperial Legislative Council in 1872 during the British Raj, contains a set of rules and related provisions governing the admissibility of evidence in Indian courts of law. The India E ...

Malaysia

*The Evidence Act 1950

New Zealand

*The

Evidence Act 2006 The Evidence Act 2006 is an Act of Parliament, Act of the Parliament of New Zealand that codifies the evidence (law), laws of evidence. When enacted, the Act drew together the common law and statutory provisions relating to evidence into one co ...

United Kingdom

*The Shop-books Evidence Act 1609 ( 7 Jas. 1. c. 12) *The Evidence (Proceedings in other Jurisdictions) Act 1975 (c. 34) *The

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (PACE) 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 of t ...

(c. 60) *The Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 (c. 15) 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 Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 10). This act was retained for the Republic of I ...

, section 2(1) and Schedule 2 *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 Evidence for a proposition is what supports the proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the proposition is true. The exact definition and role of evidence vary across different fields. In epistemology, evidence is what justifi ...

( 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)

United States

* The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Pub. L. 115–435)

References

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