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The Commercial Documents Evidence Act, 1939

Central

An Act to amend the Law of Evidence with respect to certain commercial documents.

Act number
30 of 1939
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Legislative Department
Enacted
26 Sep 1939
In force from
26 Sep 1939

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

4 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and extent.
  2. Section 2Statements of relevant facts in scheduled documents to be themselves relevant facts.
  3. Section 3Presumption as to genuineness of documents.
  4. Section 4Definition.