Section 92 of the Evidence Act 2011 – What it Says and All You Need to Know.
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Section 92 of the Evidence Act 2011 Provides as Follows:
(1) The fact of any bank having duly made a return to the Central Bank, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation or Federal Inland Revenue Service may be proved in any legal proceeding by production of a copy of its return verified by the affidavit of an officer of the bank, or by the production of a copy of a newspaper purporting to contain a copy of such return published by the Central Bank, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation or Federal Inland Revenue Service, as the case may be.
(2) The fact of any bank having been licensed under the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act may be proved by the production of a certificate by an officer of the bank that it has been duly licensed under that Act.
(3) For the purpose of this section –
“Central Bank” means the Central Bank of Nigeria established by the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007;
“Federal Inland Revenue Service” means the Federal Inland Revenue Service established by Federal Inland Revenue Service Act, 2007; and
“Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation” means the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation established by the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation Act.
Other Relevant Sections:
- Section 93 of the Evidence Act 2011
- Section 94 of the Evidence Act 2011
- Section 95 of the Evidence Act 2011