# Evidence Amendment Act 1853, Section 3: Husbands and wives not compellable to disclose communications.


No husband shall be compellable to disclose any communication made to him by his wife during the marriage, and no wife shall be compellable to disclose any communication made to her by her husband during the marriage.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/16-17/83/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-amendment-act-1853/section-3
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