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Geoffrey Gasper
VELMA Law, Dar es Salaam Tanzanian Law Firm
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Highlights of Electronic Transactions Act 2015 (which came into effect on 14 August 2015) are:
- E-evidence is admissible in Tanzanian Courts.
- Evidential weight of electronic evidence will depend on certain specified criteria (see section 18(2)).
- Presumption that e-evidence is authentic unless rebutted and the onus of proof lies on the party rebutting.
NOTE: This has been prepared for general information purposes for any interested persons, it is not comprehensive information on the subject matter and it should not be regarded as legal advice.