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32 Oath of allegiance and judicial oath
(1) A person who is appointed as President of the Court must, as soon as may be after accepting office, take the required oaths in the presence of—
(a) the Deputy President, or
(b) if there is no Deputy President, the senior ordinary judge.
(2) A person who is appointed as Deputy President of the Supreme Court must, as soon as may be after accepting office, take the required oaths in the presence of—
(a) the President, or
(b) if there is no President, the senior ordinary judge.
(3) A person who is appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court must, as soon as may be after accepting office, take the required oaths in the presence of—
(a) the President, or
(b) if there is no President, the Deputy President, or
(c) if there is no President and no Deputy President, the senior ordinary judge.
(4) Subsections (1) and (2) apply whether or not the person appointed as President or Deputy President has previously taken the required oaths in accordance with this section after accepting another office.
(5) Subsection (3) does not apply where a person is first appointed as a judge of the Court upon appointment to the office of President or Deputy President.
(6) In this section “required oaths” means—
(a) the oath of allegiance, and
(b) the judicial oath,
as set out in the Promissory Oaths Act 1868 (c. 72).
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32 Oath of allegiance and judicial oath
(1) A person who is appointed as President of the Court must, as soon as may be after accepting office, take the required oaths in the presence of—
(a) the Deputy President, or
(b) if there is no Deputy President, the senior ordinary judge.
(2) A person who is appointed as Deputy President of the Supreme Court must, as soon as may be after accepting office, take the required oaths in the presence of—
(a) the President, or
(b) if there is no President, the senior ordinary judge.
(3) A person who is appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court must, as soon as may be after accepting office, take the required oaths in the presence of—
(a) the President, or
(b) if there is no President, the Deputy President, or
(c) if there is no President and no Deputy President, the senior ordinary judge.
(4) Subsections (1) and (2) apply whether or not the person appointed as President or Deputy President has previously taken the required oaths in accordance with this section after accepting another office.
(5) Subsection (3) does not apply where a person is first appointed as a judge of the Court upon appointment to the office of President or Deputy President.
(6) In this section “required oaths” means—
(a) the oath of allegiance, and
(b) the judicial oath,
as set out in the Promissory Oaths Act 1868 (c. 72).
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