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Section 268 — Hearsay evidence in criminal proceedings

As in force on 31 December 2021.

Timeline 4 versions
  1. 2 January 2011 Enacted
  2. 1 August 2012 Act 4 of 2012
  3. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  4. 17 August 2026 Latest
Revised edition in force 31 December 2021

The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.

268.Hearsay evidence in criminal proceedings

In any criminal proceedings, a statement is admissible as evidence of any fact stated therein to the extent that it is so admissible by this Code, the Evidence Act 1893, or any other written law.