Evidence Act 2011

Full advanced text search, for sections and keywords.Evidence Act 2011, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.This Act repeals the Evidence Act , Cap. E14, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, and enacts a new Evidence Act, which shall apply to all judicial proceedings in or before Courts in Nigeria; and for related matters.....................................................................CONTENTS....................................................................PART I — GENERALPART II — RELEVANCYPART III — RELEVANCE AND ADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN EVIDENCEPART IV — HEARSAY, OPINION AND CHARACTER EVIDENCE: RELEVANCE AND ADMISSIBILITYPART V — DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCEPART VI — PROOFPART VII — ORAL EVIDENCE AND THE INSPECTION OF REAL EVIDENCEPART VIII— EXCLUSION OF ORAL BY DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCEPART IX — PRODUCTION AND EFFECT OF EVIDENCEPART X — PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPELPART XI — WITNESSESPART XII — TAKING OF ORAL EVIDENCE AND EXAMINATION OF WITNESSESPART XIII — EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS CONVICTIONPART XIV — WRONGFUL ADMISSION AND REJECTION OF EVIDENCEPART XV — SERVICE AND EXECUTION THROUGH-OUT NIGERIA OF PROCESS TO COMPEL THE ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES BEFORE COURTS OF THE STATES AND THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA AND THE FEDERAL HIGH COURTPART XVI — MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL