sec.9Presumption as to competency

### sec.9 Presumption as to competency Every person, including a child, is presumed to be— competent to give evidence in a proceeding; and competent to give evidence in a proceeding on oath. Subsection (1) is subject to this division. s 9 amd 1989 No. 17 s 61 sub 2000 No. 43 s 44 ; 2003 No. 55 s 57 (sec.9-ssec.1) Every person, including a child, is presumed to be— competent to give evidence in a proceeding; and competent to give evidence in a proceeding on oath. (sec.9-ssec.2) Subsection (1) is subject to this division. - (a) competent to give evidence in a proceeding; and - (b) competent to give evidence in a proceeding on oath.