# Evidence (Scotland) Act 1853, Section 5: Adducing of party as a witness not to have effect of reference to his oath.


The adducing of any party as a witness in any cause or proceeding by the adverse party shall not have the effect of a reference to the oath of the party so adduced: Provided always, that it shall not be competent to any party who has called and examined the opposite party as a witness thereafter to refer the cause or any part of it to his oath; and that in all other respects the right of reference to oath shall remain as at present established by the law and practice of Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/16-17/20/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-scotland-act-1853/section-5
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