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Oaths and Declarations Act 1957

Promissory oaths and affirmations - General provisions

29: Saving as to certain oaths

You could also call this:

"Some oaths stay the same despite this new law"

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You know how this Act talks about oaths. This part does not change some oaths that are already allowed. These include oaths the Governor-General has to take, and oaths needed for certain laws listed in the Schedule 4. You might need to take an oath to prove something is true or to verify a document. This part does not affect those oaths either. It also does not change oaths that jurors, witnesses, or others have to take in court or other official proceedings. This means that even with this new Act, some oaths will stay the same as they were before. These oaths are still important and have to be taken seriously. They help make sure people tell the truth in official situations.

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Part 3Promissory oaths and affirmations
General provisions

29Saving as to certain oaths

  1. Nothing in this Part shall affect—

  2. any oath required or authorised to be taken by the Governor-General by any letters patent or by any other authority:
    1. any oath required to be taken under any of the enactments specified in Schedule 4:
      1. any oath required or authorised by any law in force in New Zealand for the purpose of attesting any fact or verifying any account or document:
        1. any oath required to be taken by any juror, witness, or other person in pursuance of any law, rule, usage, or custom as preliminary to or in the course of any civil, criminal, naval, military, air force, or other trial, inquest, or proceedings of a judicial nature, including any arbitration or as preliminary to or in the course of any proceedings before a Committee of the House of Representatives, or before any Commission of Inquiry or Commissioner or other special tribunal appointed by the Governor-General or the Governor-General in Council.

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          • 1908 No 151 s 13