 The Evidence by Commission Act 1859 was amended to apply to proceedings under this act, granting the power to make rules for the remuneration of the examiner and any costs incurred.It also stipulated that the witness could be examined under oath, affirmation, or by any other appropriate means provided by the law of the place where they were examined.It applied throughout India and the Colonies, and elsewhere in the Dominions; in effect, throughout the British Empire.