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
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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evidence, 1950, malay, akta, keterangan, 1950, malaysian, legislation, which, enacted, define, evidence, long, title, define, evidence, citationact, 56territorial, extentthroughout, malaysiaenacted1950, ordinance, 1950, revised, 1971, november, 1971, effective. The Evidence Act 1950 Malay Akta Keterangan 1950 is Malaysian legislation which was enacted to define the law of evidence Evidence Act 1950Long title An Act to define the law of evidence CitationAct 56Territorial extentThroughout MalaysiaEnacted1950 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 byFederal 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 Contents 1 Structure 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksStructure editThe 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 EvidenceSee also editEvidence ActReferences editS 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 amp 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 External links editEvidence Act 1950 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evidence Act 1950 amp oldid 1197052370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
