# Evidence (Scotland) Act 1840, Section 4: Examination of witnesses by the parties against whom they are produced.


In any action, cause, prosecution, or other judicial proceeding, civil or criminal, where proof shall be taken, whether by the judge or a person acting as commissioner, it shall be competent for the party against whom a witness is produced and sworn in causa to examine such witness, not in cross only, but in causa.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/3-4/59/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-scotland-act-1840/section-4
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