Evidence

Cap. 95 · Revised Edition 2020 · 108 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Application
s. 4Operation of common law rules and principles
s. 5Saving of special provisions as to evidence in other statutes
s. 6Facts to which judicial notice is to be taken
s. 7Proof of fact judicially noticed
s. 8Fact admitted by party to civil proceeding
s. 9Recital of public fact in statute or proclamation
s. 10Entry in public record made in performance of duty
s. 11Statement in work of history, map, chart or plan
s. 12Entry in banker’s book
s. 13Right of banker to refuse to produce books
s. 14Order of court for inspection of banker’s books
s. 15Application of provisions relating to banks
s. 16Evidence of entries in book of account
s. 17Proof of deed executed in Belize
s. 18Proof of deed executed elsewhere in Commonwealth countries
s. 19Proof of deed executed in foreign country
s. 20Proof of deeds where party or witness in Belize
s. 21Recording of certified and legalised deeds executed outside Commonwealth countries
s. 22Admissibility in evidence of seal and signature of consular officer as proof of certain documents
s. 23Status of person acting for certain officers
s. 24Admissibility in evidence of signature and seal of justice of the peace, etc., as proving statutory declaration
s. 25Onus of disproof of signature, admissible in evidence
s. 26Proof of document not requiring attestation
s. 27Meaning of “deed” in provisions relating to the execution of private documents
s. 28General records of the United Kingdom
s. 29Records of Belize
s. 30Proof of Acts and journals of Parliament or the National Assembly
s. 31Proof of proclamation, Order in Council, or regulation issued in the United Kingdom
s. 32Proof of proclamation, order or regulation issued in Belize
s. 33Proof of foreign and colonial acts of state, judgments, orders and judicial proceedings
s. 34Proof of statutory notice
s. 35Proof of legal process
s. 36Use of report of official analyst as prima facie evidence
s. 37Certified copy of document
s. 38Admissibility of document admissible in courts in England
s. 39Use in first instance of authenticated copy of document
s. 40Certified copies of writings in custody of public officers
s. 41Evidence
s. 42Evidence of former acts, how far admissible
s. 43Evidence to prove identity
s. 44Inadmissibility of opinion
s. 45Opinion of expert on point of science, or art, or foreign law
s. 46Fact bearing upon opinion of expert
s. 47Opinion as to handwriting
s. 48Comparison of handwriting
s. 49Grounds of opinion
s. 50Inadmissibility of evidence of character
s. 51Evidence of character in criminal cases
s. 52Character as affecting damages
s. 53Competency of witnesses
s. 54Incompetency of witnesses generally
s. 55Parties to be admissible witnesses
s. 56Competency and compellability of husband and wife in civil cases
s. 57Competency and compellability of husband and wife and of parties in common law union in criminal cases
s. 58Competency of accused person, etc., in criminal cases
s. 59Evidence of person charged
s. 60Privilege as to question involving incrimination
s. 61Legal professional privilege
s. 62Clergyman, etc
s. 63Husbands and wives not compellable to disclose communications
s. 64Modes of taking oral evidence
s. 65Examination-in-chief, cross-examination and re-examination
s. 66Limitations of right of examinations-in-chief, cross-examination and re-examination
s. 67Leading questions
s. 68Cross-examination
s. 69Exclusion of evidence to contradict answer to question testing accuracy, previous conviction or impartiality
s. 70Power of judge to forbid certain questions
s. 71Proof of statement inconsistent with present testimony
s. 72Cross-examination as to previous statement in writing
s. 73Impeaching credit of witness
s. 73AAdmissibility of previous inconsistent statements as evidence of truth
s. 74Restrictions on evidence at trials for rape, etc
s. 75Proof of matters in reference to declaration of deceased person, or deposition
s. 76Refreshing memory of witness
s. 77Giving as evidence document called for and produced on notice
s. 78Compelling person present in Court to give evidence
s. 79Exemption from personal attendance of person summoned only to produce document
s. 80General power of judge as to calling for evidence
s. 81Right of reply
s. 82Admissibility of documentary evidence as to facts in issue
s. 83Documents produced by computers
s. 84Admissibility of certain documents in criminal proceedings - Business records
s. 85Weight to be attached to evidence
s. 86Proof of instrument to validity of which attestation is necessary
s. 87Presumptions as to documents twenty years old
s. 88Explanation of section 95 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act
s. 89Saving as to other provisions relating to evidence
s. 90Confession of crime
s. 91Voluntary confession sufficient to warrant conviction
s. 92Corroboration
s. 93Corroboration in perjury cases
s. 94Evidence in treason cases
s. 95Pardon to accomplices
s. 96Sexual cases complaints
s. 97Possession of stolen property
s. 98Power to direct a prosecution for perjury
s. 99Oral evidence
s. 100Administration of oath
s. 101Form of evidence generally
s. 102Swearing with uplifted hand
s. 103Evidence of child or person ignorant of nature of oath
s. 104Interpretation of evidence in criminal cause
s. 105First-hand hearsay
s. 105AStatement of a person who is not called as a witness
s. 106Proof by admission in criminal cases