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Form of Jurors Oath Order (Northern Ireland) 1996

S.R. 1996/268 · Made 2 July 1996

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JURIES

Made 2nd July 1996

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation 1st August 1996

The Lord Chancellor in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 27(1) of the Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996f1 hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1996/1141 (N.I. 6)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Form of Jurors Oath to be taken in the Crown Court
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Form of Jurors Oath Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st August 1996.

2Form of Jurors Oath to be taken in the Crown Court

The oath taken by jurors in the Crown Court shall be in the following form:—

“I swear by Almighty God that I will faithfully try the defendant and give a true verdict according to the evidence”.

Signature

Mackay of Clashfern, C.

Dated 2nd July 1996.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order prescribes the form of oath to be taken by jurors in the Crown Court.