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                                    	An Act to amend the Law of Evidence with respect to certain commercial documents. <span class='footnote' href='#' title='Throughout this Act, the word “Bangladesh” was substituted for the word “Pakistan” by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)'><span class='word-formet'><sup class='en'><a href='1' >1</a></sup></span></span>♣

                                    
                                    
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                                    <div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div>  <div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div><div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div>	WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Law of Evidence with respect to certain commercial documents;  <div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div><div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div><div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div><div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div>        It is hereby enacted as follows:-<div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div><div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div>  <div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div>

                                    
                                    
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                	1. (1) This Act may be called the <a title='Commercial Documents Evidence Act, 1939' href='/act-183.html'>Commercial Documents Evidence Act, 1939</a>.<div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div><div class="na">&nbsp;</div><div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div><div class="na">&nbsp;</div>	(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.

                
                


                
                

                
                
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