Matrimonial Causes and Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1870

Mode of taking evidence.

23. Subject to such rules and regulations as may be established as herein provided, the witnesses in all proceedings before the said Court for Matrimonial Causes and Matters, where their attendance can be had, shall be sworn and examined orally in open court: Provided that parties, except as herein-before provided, shall be at liberty to verify their respective cases in whole or part by affidavit, but so that the deponent in every such affidavit shall, on the application of the opposite party or by direction of the Court, be subject to be cross-examined by or on behalf of the opposite party, orally in open court, and after such cross-examination may be re-examined orally in open court by or on behalf of the party by whom such affidavit was filed.

[S. 24 rep. 56 & 57 Vict. c. 54. (S.L.R.)]