49ADemise of the Crown

#### 49A Demise of the Crown 49A Demise of the Crown > > (1) The holding of any office under the Crown shall not be affected nor shall any fresh appointment thereto be rendered necessary by the demise of the Crown. > > > (2) It shall not be necessary for the holder of any office under the Crown who, before any demise of the Crown, has taken any oath prescribed or provided for by any Act or law again to take that oath after any such demise but, where that oath relates only to the then reigning Sovereign, it shall be deemed to relate to the Sovereign for the time being. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > demise of the Crown includes a demise of the Crown by or on abdication. > > **s 49A:** Ins 1986 No 16, Sch 5 (2).