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OATHS ACT 1900 - SECT 11A
Manner of taking oath
11A Manner of taking oath
(1) Any person taking any oath on the Bible or on the New Testament, or the
Old Testament, for any purpose whatsoever, whether in judicial proceedings or
otherwise, shall, if physically capable of doing so, hold a copy of the Bible
or Testament in his or her hand, but it shall not be necessary for the person
to kiss such copy by way of assent.
(2) The officer administering the oath
may repeat the appropriate form of adjuration, and the person taking the oath
shall thereupon, while holding in his or her hand a copy of the Bible, New
Testament, or Old Testament, indicate his or her assent to the oath so
administered by uttering the words "So help me, God"; or
(3) The person
taking the oath may, while holding in his or her hand a copy of the Bible, New
Testament, or Old Testament, repeat the words of the oath as prescribed or
allowed by law.
(4) In all judicial proceedings the officer administering the
oath shall, unless the person about to take the oath voluntarily objects
thereto, administer the oath in the form and manner set out in subsection (2);
but no oath shall be deemed illegal or invalid by reason of any breach of the
provisions of this section.
(5) Provided that any witness in any judicial
proceeding may swear with up-lifted hand in the following manner and form--
The witness with uplifted hand says--"I swear by Almighty God as I shall
answer to God at the Great Day of Judgment that I will speak the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth."
(6) Provided also that-- (a) an oath
may be administered and taken in any form and in any manner which would have
been lawful if this section had not passed,
(b) every oath shall be binding
for all purposes for which it is administered and may be taken in any form and
in any manner which the person taking the same declares to be binding,
(c)
where an oath has been administered and taken, the fact that the person taking
the same had at the time no religious belief shall not for any purpose affect
the legality or validity of the oath.
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