Section 145 Nigerian Evidence Act 2011
Section 145 Evidence Act 2011
Section 145 Evidence Act 2011 is titled ‘Rules as to presumptions by the court‘. It is under Part X (PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL) of the Act. It states as follows:
(1) Whenever it is provided by this Act that the court may presume a fact, it may either regard such fact as proved unless and until it is disproved, or may call for proof of it.
(2) Whenever it is directed by this Act that the court shall presume a fact, it shall regard such fact as proved unless and until it is disproved.
(3) When one fact is declared by this Act to be conclusive proof of another, the court shall, on proof of the one fact, regard the other as proved and shall not allow evidence to be given for the purpose of disproving it.