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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1977/schedule-5/part-III",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1977/38",
  "legislation_title": "Administration of Justice Act 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1977",
  "path": "schedule/5/part/III",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": "Oaths and Affirmations",
  "text": "Chapter\nShort Title\nExtent of Repeal\n6 & 7 Vict. c. 85.\nEvidence Act 1843.\nIn section 1, the words “in those cases wherein affirmation is by law receivable”.\n31 & 32 Vict. c. 72.\nPromissory Oaths Act 1868.\nSection 11.\n34 & 35 Vict. c. 83.\nParliamentary Witnesses Oaths Act 1871.\nIn section 1, the words from “Where” to “form” and the words “or affirmation”.\n52 & 53 Vict. c. 63.\nInterpretation Act 1889.\nIn section 3, in the definitions of the expressions “oath” and “affidavit”, the words “in the case of persons for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swearing”, and in the definition of the expression “swear”, the words “in the like case”.\n1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 6.\nPerjury Act 1911.\nIn section 15(2), in the definition of the expression “oath”, the words “in the case of persons for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swearing”, and in the definition of the expression “swear”, the words “in the like case”.\n23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 20.\nFalse Oaths (Scotland) Act 1933.\nIn section 7(1)(b), the words “by a person for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare, instead of swearing”.\n1954 c. 33. (N.I.)\nInterpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.\nIn section 26(2), in the definition of “oath” the words “as respects persons for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swearing” and in the definition of “swear” the words “in the like case”.\n3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 18.\nArmy Act 1955.\nIn section 102(a), the words from “and” to “belief” in the second place where it occurs.\n3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 19.\nAir Force Act 1955.\nIn section 102(a), the words from “and” to “belief” in the second place where it occurs.\n5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 53.\nNaval Discipline Act 1957.\nIn section 60(4)(a), the words from “and” to “belief” in the second place where it occurs.\n9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 21\nOaths Act 1961.\nIn section 1(1), the words “in certain cases” and the words from “on” to the end of the subsection, and section 2(2).",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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