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Evidence Act 1939
58Temporary prohibition of the publication of evidence where
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58 Temporary prohibition of the publication of evidence where
witnesses ordered out of court
Where, in the course of any proceeding before any court, witnesses
are ordered out of court, and it appears to the court that, for the
furtherance or otherwise in the interests of the administration of
justice, it is desirable to prohibit for any period the publication of
any evidence given or used in the proceeding, the court may make
an order forbidding, for such period as the court thinks fit, the
publication of the evidence or any specified part thereof.