EVIDENCE ACT 1929 - SECT 16

EVIDENCE ACT 1929 - SECT 16

16—Parties and their spouses competent and compellable in civil proceedings

In any proceeding not being a criminal proceeding the parties thereto and the persons on whose behalf such proceeding is brought or defended, and the spouses of such parties or persons respectively, shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be competent and compellable to give evidence on behalf of either or any of the parties to such proceeding.