Evidence Act Amendment Act 1963 (WA)

1963.] Evidence. [No. 54.

EVIDENCE.

12° Elizabeth II., No. LIV.

No. 54 of 1963.

AN ACT to repeal section one hundred and two, and amend section one hundred and three, of the Evidence Act, 1906-1962.

[Assented to 17th December, 1963.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Evidence Act Short title and citation.

Amendment Act, 1963.

In this Act the Evidence Act, 1906-1962, is Vol. /0 of

(2)

the Reprinted

Acts.

referred to as the principal Act.	Approved for reprint
13h June, t

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may 1956, and amended by

be cited as the Evidence Act, 1906-1963.

Acts Nos.

16 of 1956,

10 of 1960 and

12 of 1962.

No. 54.] Evidence. [1963.

Commence-

ment. 2. This Act shall come into operation on a day

to be fixed by proclamation.

S. 102

repealed. 3. Section one hundred and two of the principal

Act is repealed.

S. 103

4.    Section one hundred and three of the principal

amended.

Act is amended

(a)	by repealing subsection (1); and
(b)	by substituting for the passage, ", not being an aboriginal native, is called to act as interpreter as aforesaid" in lines one and two of subsection (2), the passage, "is called to act as interpreter in any Court, or before any person acting judicially".