Oaths (Amendment) Act 1936 (NSW)

OATHS (AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 12,

An Act to amend the Oaths Act, 1900, in certain Edward vin,

respects, [Assented to, 13th May, 1936.] no.

_)E it enact'd ])v the Kim;'’s iSIost Exccdlent i\[;ijesty,

1)V and witli the advice and consent of the l^cg is -

ialive Council and Lc'gislative Assemldy of Kcnv Sont a Wales in Parliament assemhlcd, and hy the aulhoriiy cf

the same, as follows :— -

1. (1) This Act may he cited as the “Oaths (Amend-Short .lUe.

ment) Act, 1936.

(2) The Oaths Act, 1900, as amended by subse­ quent Acts, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act as amended by this Act may

be cited as the Oaths Act, 1900-1936.

Oaths (Amendment) Act.

No. 12, 1936.

2 . (1) The Principal Act is amended—

Amendment

of Act No. 20, (a) by omitting section four and by inserting in

1900, 8. 4.	lieu thereof the following new section :—
Oath of	4. The form in the Second Schedule shall, subject to section six, be the form of oath of allegiance taken by all persons liable to take the said oath.
allegiance.

Fourth	(b) by omitting from the Fourth Schedule the words “ this colony" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words “ the State of New South Wales ” ;
Schedule.
Sec. 21.	(c) by adding at the end of section twenty-one the following new subsection :—

New subsec.	(2) Any statutory declaration taken and received prior to the commencement of the Oaths (Amendment) Act, 1916, before any commissioner of the court for taking affidavits, shall be deemed to have been duly taken and received.
( 2).

New see. 21a. (d) by inserting next after section twenty-one the following new section—

Penalty for	21a. (1) Any person who, not being by law
receiving

taking and	authorised to take and receive a statutory
statutory	declaration—
declaration

without (a) falsely pretends to be so authorised; or

authority.

(b) takes and receives a statutory declaration

shall be guilty of an offence against this section.

(2) Any person who takes and receives

a statutory declaration in any capacity in

which he is not by law authorised to act shall

be guilty of an offence against this section.

(3) Any person who is guilty of an offence against this section shall on summary conviction before a stipendiary or police magis­ trate be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds.

Amcndii.eni (2) The Oaths (Amendment) Act, 1916, is amended

omitting subsection two of section four.

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