Section 4. In section 86 of the said Act, as amended by

4. In section 86 of the said Act, as amended by section 8 of the Indian Evidence Act (1872) Amend- ment Act, 1891, for the second paragraph the follow- ing shall be substituted, namely :— "An officer who, with respect to any territory or place not forming part of Her Majesty's dominions, is 1899.] Evidence. 87 X of 1897. is a Political Agent therefor, as defined in section 3, clause (40), of the General Clauses Act, 1897, shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a representative of the Government of India in and for the country comprising that territory or place." III of 1891.