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This Act is a consolidation of several independent enactments relating to evidence.
The first enactment was Ordinance 4 of 1848 which came into operation on 10th March 1848.
The second enactment was Ordinance 12 of 1855 which came into operation on 15th June 1855 and appeared as Chapter 70 in the 1925 Edition. This enactment was amended by 7 of 1912, 31 of 1918 and 29 of 1925.
The third enactment was Ordinance 12 of 1898 which came into operation on 22nd June 1898 and appeared as Chapter 71 in the 1925 Edition.
The fourth enactment was Ordinance 23 of 1905 which came into operation on 14th September 1905 and appeared as Chapter 30 in the 1925 Edition.
In the 1940 Edition Chapters 30, 70 and 71 were consolidated and appeared as the Evidence Ordinance (Chapter 7. No. 9) showing the three respective dates of commencement. This procedure was followed in the 1950 Edition and has been followed in this Edition.
In the first page all enactments incorporated in this Act are set out in strict chronological order.
