{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-royal-navy-rules-1997/article-33",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-royal-navy-rules-1997/article-33.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/170",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts-Martial (Royal Navy) Rules 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-royal-navy-rules-1997",
  "path": "article/33",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Administration of oaths and affirmations",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies subject to rule 26 above.\n(2) After the accused has been given the opportunity to challenge the members and officials of the court, oaths or affirmations shall be taken in the presence of the accused.\n(3) The judge advocate shall take his oath or affirmation.\n(4) The judge advocate shall administer an oath or affirmation to—\n(a) the president;\n(b) each other member of the court;\n(c) the clerk of the court;\n(d) any interpreter;\n(e) any officer or other person in attendance for instruction.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "rev in pt",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/1535",
      "affecting_title": "The Courts-Martial (Amendment) Rules 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2002/231",
      "affecting_title": "The Courts-Martial (Royal Navy) (Amendment) Rules 2002"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/170/article/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:27:05.922918+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}