Evidence Act 1950 s 16
s 16 Existence of course of business when relevant
When there is a question whether a particular act was done, the existence of any course of business, according to which it naturally would have been done, is a relevant fact.
ILLUSTRATIONS
(a) The question is whether a particular letter was despatched.
The facts that it was the ordinary course of business for all letters put in a certain place to be carried to the post, and that that particular letter was put in that place, are relevant.
(b) The question is whether a particular letter reached A.
The facts that it was posted in due course and was not returned through the Dead Letter Office are relevant.
Admissions and Confessions
Malay text (authoritative)
Bila kewujudan perjalanan urusan berkaitan
Apabila terdapat soal sama ada sesuatu perbuatan tertentu telah dilakukan, kewujudan apa-apa perjalanan urusan, yang menurut kelazimannya perbuatan itu pasti telah dilakukan, ialah suatu fakta berkaitan.
(a) Soalnya adalah sama ada suatu surat tertentu telah dihantar.
Fakta bahawa adalah menjadi perjalanan biasa urusan bagi segala surat yang diletakkan di suatu tempat tertentu dibawa ke pejabat pos, dan bahawa surat tertentu itu telah diletakkan di tempat itu, adalah berkaitan.
(b) Soalnya adalah sama ada suatu surat tertentu telah sampai kepada A.
Fakta bahawa surat itu telah diposkan mengikut amalan biasa dan telah tidak dikembalikan melalui Pejabat Surat Tidak Sampai adalah berkaitan.
Pengakuan dan Pengakuan Salah
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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).
