The Civil Evidence Act 1968 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1969

Made: 31st July 1969

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 20(4) of the Civil Evidence Act 1968, hereby makes the following order:—

1

This order may be cited as the Civil Evidence Act 1968 (Commencement No.2) Order 1969.

2

Part I and section 20(2) of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 shall come into force on 1st October 1969 for the purposes of the following civil proceedings:—

• (a) proceedings (other than proceedings in bankruptcy) in the Supreme Court or the Chancery Court of a County Palatine;

• (b) proceedings before any tribunal, other than the ordinary courts of law, to which the strict rules of evidence apply;

• (c) arbitrations and references (other than references under section 92 of the County Courts Act 1959) to which the strict rules of evidence apply;

• (d) applications and appeals arising out of such proceedings as are mentioned in subparagraphs (a) to (c), above.

Signed

Gardiner, C — Dated 31st July 1969

Explanatory note

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings into force on 1st October 1969 those provisions of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 which make hearsay evidence admissible in civil proceedings; the order does not apply to bankruptcy proceedings or to proceedings in county courts, magistrates' courts or other inferior courts of civil jurisdiction.