Evidence Act · s 37

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s 37Relevancy of statement as to fact of public nature contained in certain Acts or notifications

When the court has to form an opinion as to the existence of any fact of a public nature, any statement of it made in a recital contained in —

(a)

any legislation enacted by the Legislative Council or by the legislature of any part of the Commonwealth;

(b)

any printed paper purporting to be —

(i)

the Gazette printed under the authority of the

Government of Brunei Darussalam;

(ii)

the London Gazette; or

(iii)

the Gazette of any other part of the Commonwealth including, where any part thereof is both under a central government and a local government, any such local government, is a relevant fact.

Relevancy of statements as to law contained in law books.