Malaysia legislation
Section 40A
Section 40A
(a)
in Malaysia before a Sessions Court Judge or a Magistrate in the presence or absence of the person charged with the offence; or
(b)
outside Malaysia before a consular officer or a judicial officer of a foreign country in the presence or absence of the person charged with the offence, and any such deposition shall, without further proof, be admitted as prima facie evidence of any fact stated in the deposition.
(2)
It shall not be necessary for any party in any proceeding to prove the signature or official character of the Sessions Court
Judge, Magistrate, consular officer or judicial officer before whom the deposition under subsection (1) was made.
(3)
For the purposes of this section, a reference to—
(a)
a “deposition” includes any written statement made upon oath; and
(b)
an “oath” includes an affirmation or declaration in the case of persons allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swear.
(4)
Nothing in this section shall prejudice the admission as evidence of any other depositions.
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