# Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871, Section 23: Evidence may be oral, &c.


The Lord Chancellor intrusted as aforesaid, or the master, may direct that the evidence in the matter of a lunatic, or on any particular proceeding in the matter, be taken orally, or partly orally and partly by affidavit, and it shall be so taken accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/34-35/22/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lunacy-regulation-ireland-act-1871/section-23
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