Perjury Act 1911
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15 Interpretation &c.
(1) For the purposes of this Act, the forms and ceremonies used in administering an oath are immaterial, if the court or person before whom the oath is taken has power to administer an oath for the purpose of verifying the statement in question, and if the oath has been administered in a form and with ceremonies which the person taking the oath has accepted without objection, or has declared to be binding on him. (2) In this Act— The expression “oath” . . . includes “affirmation” and “declaration,” and the expression “swear” . . . includes “affirm” and “declare”; and The expression “statutory declaration” means a declaration made by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835, or of any Act, Order in Council, rule or regulation applying or extending the provisions thereof; and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 Interpretation &c.
(1) For the purposes of this Act, the forms and ceremonies used in administering an oath are immaterial, if the court or person before whom the oath is taken has power to administer an oath for the purpose of verifying the statement in question, and if the oath has been administered in a form and with ceremonies which the person taking the oath has accepted without objection, or has declared to be binding on him. (2) In this Act— The expression “oath” . . . includes “affirmation” and “declaration,” and the expression “swear” . . . includes “affirm” and “declare”; and The expression “statutory declaration” means a declaration made by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835, or of any Act, Order in Council, rule or regulation applying or extending the provisions thereof; and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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