Section 37
of Evidence Act
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Section 37
When the court has to form an opinion as to the existence of any fact of a public nature, any statement of it made in a recital contained in —
(a)
any legislation enacted by the Legislative Council or by the legislature of any part of the Commonwealth;
(b)
any printed paper purporting to be —
(i)
the Gazette printed under the authority of the
Government of Brunei Darussalam;
(ii)
the London Gazette; or
(iii)
the Gazette of any other part of the Commonwealth including, where any part thereof is both under a central government and a local government, any such local government, is a relevant fact.
Relevancy of statements as to law contained in law books.