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Evidence Act 1950 s 108

Evidence Act 1950 s 108

s 108 Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years

When the question is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is proved that he has not been heard of for seven years by those who would naturally have heard of him if he had been alive, the burden of proving that he is alive is shifted to the person who affirms it.

Malay text (authoritative)

Beban membuktikan bahawa seseorang yang tidak didengar khabar mengenainya selama tujuh tahun masih hidup

Apabila soalnya adalah sama ada seseorang itu masih hidup atau telah mati, dan dibuktikan bahawa tiada apa-apa khabar telah didengar mengenainya selama tujuh tahun oleh orang yang sepatutnya mendengar khabar mengenainya jika dia masih hidup, beban membuktikan yang dia masih hidup beralih kepada orang yang menegaskannya.

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Find Act 56 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 May 2017 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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