Civil Proceedings Evidence Act 25 of 1965

The Civil Proceedings Evidence Act 25 of 1965 intends:

• to state the law of evidence in regard to civil proceedings,
• to repeal
  • the Ordinance for altering, amending, and declaring in certain respects,
  • the Law of Evidence within this Colony, 1830 (Cape),
  • the Ordinance for Improving the Law of Evidence, 1846 (Cape),
  • the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1877 (Cape),
  • the Oaths and Declarations Act, 1891 (Cape), 
  • the Law to regulate the Law of Evidence In the Colony of Natal, 1859 (Natal),
  • the Law to amend the Law of Evidence, 1870 (Natal),
  • the Law to provide for the production in evidence of Copies, instead of Originals, of Public Documents, 1884 (Natal) and
  • the Presumption of Death of Soldiers Act, 1952 [repealed in 1967],
• to amend
  • the Law of Evidence Amendment Act, 1861 (Cape),
  • the Law to make further provision in respect of the substitution, in certain cases, of Declarations for Oaths, 1862 (Natal),
  • the Law of Evidence Ordinance, 1902 (Orange Free State),
  • the Law of Evidence Proclamation, 1902 (Transvaal),
  • the Administration of Justice Proclamation, 1919 (South-West Africa),
  • the Further Administration of Justice Proclamation, 1920 (South-West Africa),
  • the Procedure and Evidence Proclamation, 1938 (South-West Africa),
  • the General Law Amendment Act, 1935,
  • the General Law Amendment Act, 1952,
  • the Criminal Procedure Act 1955, and
  • the Evidence Act, 1962 [repealed in 1977], and
• to provide for other incidental matters.

Commencement

30 June 1967

Amendments

• Amended by General Law Amendment Act 49 of 1996
• Amended by Justice Laws Rationalisation Act 18 of 1996
• Amended by Law of Evidence Amendment Act 45 of 1988
• Amended by Transfer of Powers and Duties of the State President Act 97 of 1986
• Amended by Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977