Procedure and Evidence Proclamation, 1938 (Proclamation 8 of 1938)

Procedure and Evidence Proclamation, 1938
Proclamation 8 of 1938
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Published in Official Gazette no. 747 on 16 April 1938
- Assented to on 5 April 1938
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Commenced on 16 April 1938
- [This is the version of this document from 30 June 1967 and includes any amendments published up to 12 June 2022.]
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[Amended by General Laws Amendment Ordinance, 1954 (Ordinance 11 of 1954) on 7 July 1954]
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[Amended by Supreme Court Act, 1959 (Act 59 of 1959) on 1 January 1960]
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[Amended by Civil Proceedings Evidence Act, 1965 (Act 25 of 1965) on 30 June 1967]
In any criminal proceedings arising out of the fact that a cheque drawn upon a bank has been dishonoured, the onus shall be upon the accused person to prove that he had good and sufficient reason to believe that the said cheque would be met by the said bank upon the due date. This Proclamation shall be called the Procedure and Evidence Proclamation, 1938.GOD SAVE THE KINGGiven under my hand and seal at Windhoek, this 5th day of April, 1938.D. G. CONRADIE,Administrator.7.
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