{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-act-1938/section-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-act-1938/section-6.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/1-2/28",
  "legislation_title": "Evidence Act 1938",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-act-1938",
  "path": "section/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Interpretation and savings.",
  "text": "(1) . . . “Proceedings”includes arbitrations and references . . ..\n(2) Nothing in this Act shall—\n(a) prejudice the admissibility of any evidence which would apart from the provisions of this Act be admissible; or\n(b) . . ..",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 6(1) except the words from “Proceedings” to “references” repealed (31.1.1997) by 1995 c. 38, s. 15(2), Sch. 2, S.I. 1996/3217, art. 2"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/1-2/28/section/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:33:39.899259+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}