Act Number: 18

Act Name: The Bankers Books Evidence Act, 1891

Year: 1891

Enactment Date: 1891-10-01

Long Title: An Act to amend the Law of Evidence with respect to Bankers' Books.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Financial Services

Section 5: Case in which officer of bank not compellable to produce books.
    No officer of a bank shall in any legal proceeding to which the bank is not a party be compellable to produce any bankers book the contents of which can be proved under this Act, or to appear as a witness to prove the matters, transactions and accounts therein recorded, unless by order of the Court or a Judge made for special cause.
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