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Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2021 Part 3 Section 9 :“'''19A. Oath of members of District Councils'''
 * (1) A member of a District Council must take the District Council Oath as soon as possible after the commencement of the member’s term of office.
 * (2) The District Council Oath must be administered by—
 * (a) the Chief Executive; or
 * (b) a person authorized by the Chief Executive to administer the oath.”.

9. Section 20A added

After section 20—
 * Add
 * “20A. Declining or neglecting to take oath
 * (1) This section applies to a person who is required by this Part to take an oath.
 * (2) The person is to be regarded as declining or neglecting to take the oath if the person intentionally—
 * (a) contravenes the oath-taking procedure of the person or desecrates the oath-taking ceremony;
 * (b) alters or distorts the wording of the oath;
 * (c) says words that do not accord with the wording of the oath; or
 * (d) acts in a way that is not sincere or not solemn in purporting to take the oath.
 * (3) In this section—
 * (a) a reference to the oath-taking ceremony includes—