Section 1Short title

s. 1

1. Short title This act may be called the Evidence Act, 1872. [Extent] It extends to the whole of Bangladesh and applies to all judicial proceedings in or before any Court, including Courts-martial, other than Courts-martial convened under the [Army Act, 1952, the Naval Discipline Ordinance, 1961 or the Air Force Act, 1953] but not to affidavits presented to any Court or officer, nor to proceedings before an arbitrator; [Commencement of Act] And it shall come into force on the first day of September, 1872.

1. 3. The words, commas and figures "Army Act, 1952, the Naval Discipline Ordinance, 1961 or the Air Force Act, 1953" were substituted, for the words, commas and figures "Army Act, the Naval Discipline Act or that Act as modified by the Pakistan Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934, or the Air Force Act" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).