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4 PART I PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Oaths and Declarations Act 2000 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

"affirmation" means an affirmation referred to in section 5;

"caution" means a caution referred to in section 6;

"oath" means an oath administered or taken for any purpose, whether in judicial proceedings or otherwise;

"person acting judicially" means a person, tribunal, commission or other body having by law or consent of the parties power to receive evidence. PART II OATHS Power to administer oaths, etc.

3.—(1) A court or person acting judicially may administer, or may empower an officer to administer, an oath, affirmation or caution.

(2) Subsection (1) is without prejudice to the provisions of any other written law conferring on any person the power to administer an oath, affirmation or caution.

Oaths to be taken by witnesses and interpreters

4.—(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of any other written law, oaths shall be taken by the following persons:
 * (a) a person who may be lawfully examined, or who may give or be required to give evidence, by or before a court or person acting judicially;
 * (b) an interpreter of questions put to, and of evidence given by, a person referred to in paragraph (a).