Civil Proceedings Evidence Act, 1965 (Act No. 25 of 1965)

Part I : Admissibility of Evidence

5. Proof of law or anything published in official publications
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(1) Judicial notice shall be taken of any law or government notice, or of any other matter which has been published in the Gazette.

[Subsection (1) amended by section 1 of Act No. 49 of 1996]

 

(2) A copy of the Gazette, or a copy of such law, notice or other matter purporting to be printed under the superintendence or authority of the Government printer, shall, on its mere production, be evidence of the contents of such law, notice or other matter, as the case may be.

[Subection (2) amended by section 1 of Act No. 49 of 1996]