# Judicial Committee Act 1833, Section 7: Evidence may be taken viva voce, or upon written Depositions.


It shall be lawful for the said Judicial Committee, in any matter which shall be referred to such Committee, to examine witnesses by word of mouth (and either before or after examination by deposition), or to direct that the depositions of any witness shall be taken in writing by the registrar of the said Privy Council to be appointed by His Majesty as herein-after mentioned, or by such other person or persons, and in such manner, order, and course, as His Majesty in Council or the said Judicial Committee shall appoint and direct; and the said registrar and such other person or persons so to be appointed shall have the same powers as are now possessed by an examiner of the High Court of Chancery or of any court ecclesiastical.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Will4/3-4/41/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-committee-act-1833/section-7
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