Small Claims Court Act (CAP. 10A)

Section 32 of Small Claims Court Act (CAP. 10A): Exclusion of strict Rules of evidence

(1) The Court shall not be bound wholly by the Rules of evidence.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Court may admit as evidence in any proceedings before it, any oral or written testimony, record or other material that the Court considers credible or trustworthy even though the testimony, record or other material is not admissible as evidence in any other Court under the law of evidence.
(3) Evidence tendered to the Court by or on behalf of a party to any proceedings may not be given on oath but that Court may, at any stage of the proceedings, require that such evidence or any part thereof be given on oath whether orally or in writing.
(4) The Court may, on its own initiative, seek and receive such other evidence and make such other investigations and inquiries as it may require.
(5) All evidence and information received and ascertained by the Court under subsection (3) shall be disclosed to every party.
(6) For the purposes of subsection (2), an Adjudicator is empowered to administer an oath.
(7) An Adjudicator may require any written evidence given in the proceedings before the Court to be verified by statutory declaration.

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