CIVIL EVIDENCE ACT [Chapter 8:01] as at 1st May 2007 (12) A document referred to in subsections (2) to (10) shall not be admissible in any civil proceedings unless— (a) the party intending to produce it has given every other party at least three days’ notice of its intended production; or (b) every other party consents to its production. (13) This section shall not be construed as limiting any provision of this Act or any other enactment under which any document is made admissible in evidence. 21 Photographs and plans (1) A photograph or plan relating to any matter that is relevant to an issue in any civil proceedings shall be admissible at any stage of the proceedings, if— (a) a person upon whose indications or observations the photograph or plan was taken or prepared gives evidence, either before or after the photograph or plan is put in by the party tendering it, as to the nature or effect of his indications or observations; or (b) the evidence of the person referred to in paragraph (a) is admitted by the parties to the proceedings. (2) Subsection (1) shall not be construed as preventing a photograph or plan being admitted in evidence under any other provision of this Act or under any other law. PART V OPINION EVIDENCE 22 Expert and lay opinion evidence (1) The opinion of a person who is an expert on any subject, that is to say, of a person who possesses special knowledge or skill in the subject, shall be admissible in civil proceedings to prove any fact relating to that subject which is relevant to an issue in the proceedings. (2) The opinion of a person who is not an expert as provided in subsection (1) shall be admissible to prove any fact relevant to an issue in civil proceedings if— (a) his opinion is based on what he saw, heard or otherwise perceived; and (b) his opinion is helpful to a clear understanding of his evidence or to the determination of that issue. (3) A court shall not be bound by the opinion of any person referred to in subsection (1) or (2), but may have regard to the person’s opinion in reaching its decision. 23 Medical reports A medical practitioner who has prepared a report after his examination of any person or body may read and put in his report in any civil proceedings, and the report so read and put in shall be admissible in those proceedings, subject to any other provision of this Act or any other law. — 16 —