Section 141 Nigerian Evidence Act 2011
Section 141 Evidence Act 2011
Section 141 Evidence Act 2011 is titled ‘Exceptions need not be proved by prosecution‘. It is under Part IX (PRODUCTION AND EFFECT OF EVIDENCE) of the Act. It states as follows:
Any exception, exemption, proviso, excuse, qualification, whether it does or does not accompany in the same section the description of the offence in the legislation creating the offence, may be proved by the defendant, provided that the prosecution is not required to specify or refute any of the exceptions mentioned in this section and if specified or denied, no proof in relation to the matter so specified or denied shall be required on the part of the prosecution.