Section 148 Nigerian Evidence Act 2011
Section 148 Evidence Act 2011
Section 148 Evidence Act 2011 is titled ‘Presumption as to gazettes, newspapers, Acts of the National Assembly and other documents‘. It is under Part X (PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL) of the Act. It states as follows:
The court shall presume the genuineness of every document purporting to be –
(a) the official Gazette of Nigeria or of a State,
(b) the official Gazette of any country other than Nigeria,
(c) a newspaper or journal,
(d) a copy of the resolutions of the National Assembly or of the House of Assembly of a State, printed by the Government Printer, or
(e) a copy of a document directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such document is kept substantially in the form required by law and is produced from proper custody.