Evidence Act, 2011 (as amended) 🇳🇬

Nigeria

Amendments

2023-06-12Evidence (Amendment) Act, 2023

Table of Contents

Coat of Arms

Evidence Act, 2011 (as amended)

  • Published in Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 80, Vol. 98 on 21 June 2011
  • Commenced on 3 June 2011
  • [This is the version of this document from 12 June 2023.]
  1. [Amended by Evidence (Amendment) Act, 2023 on 12 June 2023]
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE EVIDENCE ACT CAP E 14 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, AND ENACT A NEW EVIDENCE ACT WHICH SHALL APPLY TO ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN OR BEFORE COURTS IN NIGERIA ; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS.ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Part I – GENERAL

Relevant Evidence in Suits and Proceedings

1. Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts

Evidence may be given in any suit or proceeding of the existence or non-existence of every fact in issue and of such other facts as are hereafter declared to be relevant, and of no othersProvided that-
(a)the court may exclude evidence of facts which though relevant or deemed to be relevant to the issue, appears to it to be too remote to be m…

Read the Full Legislation on judy.legal

Access annotations, citing cases, and more legal research tools.

Open in judy.legal