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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 37 IEA - Relevancy of statement as to fact Of public nature contained in Certain Acts or notifications

Section 37 IEA is now Section 31 of the BSA - the BSA replaced the IEA on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section
37 - Relevancy of statement as to fact Of public nature contained in Certain Acts or notifications
New provision
Section 31 BSA

IEA → BSA: what changed

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Section 31 BSA Modified Words "any Act of Parliament 4 (of the United Kingdom) or or in any 5 Central Act, Provincial Act or 6 a State Act or in a Government notification or notification by the Crown Representative appearing in the Official Gazette or in any printed paper purporting to be the London Gazette or the Government Gazette of an y Dominion, colony, or possession of his Majesty is a relevant fact." are replaced by "any Central Act or State Act or in a Central Government or State Government notification appearing in the respective Official Gazette or in any printed paper or in elec tronic or digital form purporting to be such Gazette, is a relevant fact".

Section 37 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with relevancy of statement as to fact Of public nature contained in Certain Acts or notifications. Under the new law this is Section 31 of the BSA.

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