Evidence Act 1950 s 23
s 23 Admissions in civil cases when relevant
In civil cases no admission is relevant if it is made either upon an express condition that evidence of it is not to be given, or under circumstances from which the court can infer that the parties agreed together that evidence of it should not be given.
ExplanationβNothing in this section shall be taken to exempt any advocate from giving evidence of any matter of which he may be compelled to give evidence under section 126.
Malay text (authoritative)
Bila pengakuan dalam kes sivil berkaitan
Dalam kes sivil sesuatu pengakuan tidaklah berkaitan jika pengakuan itu dibuat sama ada dengan sesuatu syarat nyata bahawa keterangan mengenainya tidak akan diberikan, atau dalam hal keadaan yang daripadanya mahkamah boleh membuat inferens bahawa pihak yang berkenaan telah sama-sama bersetuju supaya keterangan mengenainya tidak akan diberikan.
HuraianβTiada apa-apa jua dalam seksyen ini boleh dikira mengecualikan mana-mana peguam bela daripada memberikan keterangan mengenai apa-apa perkara yang dia boleh dipaksa memberikan keterangan mengenainya di bawah seksyen 126.
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Find Act 56 on lom.agc.gov.my β
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).