Section 1 Appointment and powers of commissioners for oaths.
United Kingdom
A commissioner for oaths may, F2 . . ., in England or elsewhere, administer any oath or take any affidavit for the purposes of any court or matter in England, including any of the ecclesiastical courts or jurisdictions, matters ecclesiastical, matters relating to applications for notarial faculties, and matters relating to the registration of any instrument, whether under an Act of Parliament or otherwise, and take any bail or recognizance in or for the purpose of any civil proceeding in the F3Senior Courts, . . . F4
Provided that a commissioner for oaths shall not exercise any of the powers given by this section in any proceeding F5... in which he is interested.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 1(1) repealed (1.4.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), ss. 113(2), 125(4)(6)(7), Sch.20( with saving in Sch. 19 para. 17); S.I. 1991/608, art. 2, Sch.
- F2
Words in s. 1(2) repealed (1.4.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(4)(7), Sch.20 ; S.I. 1991/608, art. 2, Sch.
- F3
Words in s. 1(2) substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 15(2); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
- F4
Words repealed by Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), Sch. 11 Pt. IV
- F5
Words in s. 1(3) repealed (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 208(1), 210, 211(2), Sch. 21 para. 12, Sch. 23 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(h)(i)(i) (subject to arts. 6, 9)