Section 8 Short title, extent and commencement.

United Kingdom

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Oaths Act 1978.

(2)

Part I of this Act does not extend to Scotland.

(3)

It is hereby declared that this Act extends to Northern Ireland.

(4)

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(5)

This Act shall come into force on the expiration of the period of one month from the date on which it is passed.

Annotations

F1: S. 8(4) repealed (28.3.2009 for certain purposes and 31.10.2009 otherwise) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in {S.I. 2009/1059}); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4