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             An Act to provide for the admissibility of hearsay evidence, the proof of certain documentary evidence and the admissibility and proof of official actuarial tables in civil proceedings; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1995-11-08</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2025-10-09</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2025-10-06</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/38/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/38/body" NumberOfProvisions="16" RestrictStartDate="2025-10-06"><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/38/crossheading/general" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/38/crossheading/general" NumberOfProvisions="6" id="crossheading-general" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="1997-01-31"><Title> General</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1997-01-31"><Title> Savings.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/38/section/14" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/38/section/14" id="section-14"><Pnumber>14</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/1" id="section-14-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Nothing in this Act affects the exclusion of evidence on grounds other than that it is hearsay.</Text></P2para></P2><BlockText><Para><Text>This applies whether the evidence falls to be excluded in pursuance of any enactment or rule of law, for failure to comply with rules of court or an order of the court, or otherwise.</Text></Para></BlockText><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/2" id="section-14-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Nothing in this Act affects the proof of documents by means other than those specified in section 8 or 9.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/3" id="section-14-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Nothing in this Act affects the operation of the following enactments—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/3/a" id="section-14-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 2 of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c11812081"/>Documentary Evidence Act 1868 (mode of proving certain official documents);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/3/b" id="section-14-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 2 of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c11812091"/>Documentary Evidence Act 1882 (documents printed under the superintendence of Stationery Office);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/3/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/3/c" id="section-14-3-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 1 of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c11812101"/>Evidence (Colonial Statutes) Act 1907 (proof of statutes of certain legislatures);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/3/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/3/d" id="section-14-3-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 1 of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c11812111"/>Evidence (Foreign, Dominion and Colonial Documents) Act 1933 (proof and effect of registers and official certificates of certain countries);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/3/e" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/38/section/14/3/e" id="section-14-3-e"><Pnumber>e</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 5 of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c11812121"/>Oaths and Evidence (Overseas Authorities and Countries) Act 1963 (provision in respect of public registers of other countries).</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c11812081" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1868/37" id="c00097" Year="1868" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="37">1868 c. 37</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c11812091" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1882/9" id="c00098" Year="1882" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="9">1882 c. 9</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c11812101" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1907/16" id="c00099" Year="1907" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="16">1907 c. 16</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c11812111" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1933/4" id="c00100" Year="1933" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="4">1933 c. 4</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c11812121" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/27" id="c00101" Year="1963" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">1963 c. 27</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>