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Evidence Act · 2014 Revised Edition · Chapter VII
Evidence Act · 2014 Revised Edition · Chapter VII
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
When the question is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is shown that he was alive within 30 years, the burden of proving that he is dead is on the person who affirms it.