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for legislation relating to

oath Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon ', also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity. A common legal substitute for those who conscientiously object to making sacred oaths is to g ...

s and affirmation. Oaths Acts is a term of art.

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Canada

* The '' Oaths Act, 1873'' - disallowed by the government of the United Kingdom.

Malaysia

*The Oaths and Affirmations Act 1949

United Kingdom

*The Oaths of Minors Act 1681 *The Oaths Act 1775 *The

Oaths Act 1838 Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon ', also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity. A common legal substitute for those who conscientiously object to making sacred oaths is to ...

(1 & 2 Vict c 105) *The Oaths Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c.48) *The

Oaths Act 1888 The Oaths Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c.46) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom providing that all required oaths (including the oath of allegiance taken to the Sovereign, required in order to sit in Parliament) may be solemnly affi ...

(51 & 52 Vict c 46) *The

Oaths Act 1909 Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon ', also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity. A common legal substitute for those who conscientiously object to making sacred oaths is to giv ...

(9 Edw 7 c 39) *The

Oaths Act 1961 Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon ', also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity. A common legal substitute for those who conscientiously object to making sacred oaths is to ...

(9 & 10 Eliz 2 C 21) *The Oaths And Evidence (Overseas Authorities And Countries) Act 1963 (c 27) *Section 8 of the Administration of Justice Act 1977 (c 38) *The

Oaths Act 1978 The Oaths Act 1978 (c 19) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Part I of the Act applies to England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Section 1 provides that an oath may be administered by the person taking the oath holding the New ...

The Oaths Acts The Oaths Acts 1888 to 1977 meant the Oaths Acts 1888 to 1961 and section 8 of the Administration of Justice Act 1977.This

collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. Construction of references to citation with a group ...

was authorised b
section 32(2)
of the Administration of Justice Act 1977, until its repeal by the Oaths Act 1978. *The Coronation Oath Act 1567 *The

Coronation Oath Act 1688 The Coronation Oath Act 1688 (1 Will & Mary c 6) is an Act of the Parliament of England. It was passed in 1689 (New Style; 1688 Old Style). The preamble noted that "by the Law and Ancient Usage of this Realm" the monarchs of England had taken a ...

*The

Promissory Oaths Act 1868 A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun ''promise'' means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give. It can also mean a capacity ...

(31 & 32 Vict c 72) *The Promissory Oaths Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict c 48) *The Parliamentary Oaths Act 1866 *The Parliamentary Witnesses Oaths Act 1871 *The Commissioners for Oaths Act 1891 *The

Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889 A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...

*The

False Oaths (Scotland) Act 1933 False or falsehood may refer to: *False (logic), the negation of truth in classical logic *Lie or falsehood, a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement *false (Unix), a Unix command * ''False'' (album), a 1992 album by Gorefest *Ma ...

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