১৬।  উক্ত Act এর section 19 এর—

(ক) sub-section (1) এর পরিবর্তে নিম্নরূপ sub-section (1), (1A), (1B), (1C), (1D), (1E) ও (1F) প্রতিস্থাপিত হইবে, যথা:—

(1) The parties to a Tribunal may submit any evidence including data or information generated, prepared, sent, received, or stored in magnetic, electromagnetic, optical, or computer memory; audio and video recordings; Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), Digital Video Disc (DVD); records from Closed Circuit Television (CCTV); drone data; records from cell phones; hardware, software, or any other digital device relevant to the case, to the Tribunal.

(1A) A Tribunal shall have the authority to order the submission of all evidence that it considers necessary for the determination of the truth.

(1B) A Tribunal shall rule on the admission or relevance of evidence either on its own motion or on the application of one of the parties, taking into account, inter alia, the probative value of the evidence and any prejudice that such evidence may cause to a fair trial or to a fair evaluation of the testimony of a witness.

(1C) An issue relating to relevance or admissibility of evidence must be raised at the time when the evidence is submitted to the Tribunal or, exceptionally, when those issues were not known at the time when the evidence was submitted, it may be raised immediately after the issue has become known.

(1D) A Tribunal shall give reasons for any rulings it makes on evidentiary matters.

(1E) Evidence ruled irrelevant or inadmissible shall not be considered by the Tribunal.

(1F) Evidence obtained by means of a violation of internationally recognized human rights shall not be admissible if:

(a) The violation casts substantial doubt on the reliability of the evidence; or

(b) The admission of the evidence would be antithetical to and would seriously damage the integrity of the proceedings.”।

(খ) sub-section (2) এ উল্লিখিত “Magistrate” শব্দটির পরিবর্তে “Judicial Magistrate or Metropolitan Magistrate” শব্দগুলি প্রতিস্থাপিত হইবে।