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DIEU ET MON DROIT
LAW AMENDMENT ACT, 1856.
IN THE TWENTIETH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN
VICTORIA.
SESSION 4, No. 3.
ANALYSIS.
Title. EVIDENCE. ATTACHMENT OF DEBTS.
- Affirmation instead of oath in certain cases. 9. Examination of judgment debtor as to debts
- Persons making a false affirmation to be sub- due to him.
ject to the same punishment as for per- 10. Judge may order an attachment of debts.
jury. 11. Order for attachment to bind debts. - How far a party may discredit his own wit- 12. Proceedings to levy amount due from sub-
ness. debtor to judgment debtor. - Proof of contradictory statements of ad- 13. Judge may allow judgment creditor to sue
verse witness. sub-debtor. - Cross-examination as to previous statements 14. Sub-debtor discharged.
in writing. 15. Attachment books to be kept by the Regis- - Proof of previous conviction of a witness trars of the Court.
may be given. LOST INSTRUMENTS. - Attesting witness need not be called except 16. Costs of application.
in certain cases. 17. Actions on lost instruments. - Comparison of disputed writing. 18. Short title.
Title
AN ACT for the amendment of the Law of Evidence, and of the Law of Debtor and
Creditor.
(Assented to 7th July, 1856.)
B E IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand
as follows :
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NZ Gazette 1856, No 24
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🏛️ Law Amendment Act, 1856, covering Evidence and Debtor/Creditor laws
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration7 July 1856
Legislation, Evidence Law, Debtor and Creditor, Attachment of Debts, Witness Examination