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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 81 IEA - Presumption as to Gazettes, Newspapers, [private Acts of Parliament] and other documents

Section 81 IEA is now Section 80 of the BSA - the BSA replaced the IEA on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section
81 - Presumption as to Gazettes, Newspapers, [private Acts of Parliament] and other documents
New provision
Section 80 BSA

IEA → BSA: what changed

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Section 80 BSA Modified " the London Gazette or any Official Gazette, or the Government Gazette of any colony, dependency or possession of the British Crown, or to be a newspaper or journal or to be a copy of a private Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom printed by the Queen’s Pri nter" are replaced by "the Official Gazette" . A n ew explanation is added regarding proper custody.

Section 81 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with presumption as to Gazettes, Newspapers, [private Acts of Parliament] and other documents. Under the new law this is Section 80 of the BSA.

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