After section 157 of the Evidence Act 1958 insert —
Division 9 of Part III, as inserted by section 4 of the Evidence (Document Unavailability) Act 2006 , applies to a civil proceeding commenced on or after the commencement of that Act, regardless of when the document was destroyed, disposed of, lost, concealed or rendered illegible, undecipherable or incapable of identification.".
See:
Act No.
53/1998.
Reprint No. 4
as at
1 March 2006
and amending
Act Nos
16/2005, 49/2005, 61/2005, 97/2005, 14/2006, 16/2006, 22/2006, 23/2006 and
24/2006.
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