sec.18Quakers and Moravians permitted to make a solemn affirmation or declaration instead of oath

### sec.18 Quakers and Moravians permitted to make a solemn affirmation or declaration instead of oath Every person being or having been of the persuasion of the people called Quakers and every person being or having been a Moravian shall be permitted to make his or her solemn affirmation or declaration instead of taking an oath in all places and for all purposes whatsoever where an oath is or shall be required either by the common law or by an Act of Parliament already made or hereafter to be made which said affirmation or declaration shall be of the same force and effect as if he or she had taken an oath in the usual form. However, every such affirmation or declaration shall be in the words following that is to say— ‘I A.B. being [ or having been as the case may be ] one of the people called Quakers [ or one of the persuasion of the people called Quakers or of the united brethren called Moravians as the case may be ] do solemnly sincerely and truly affirm and declare.’. s 18 amd 1899 63 Vic No. 9 s 3(2) sch 3; 1995 No. 24 s 31 hdg (prec s 19) om 1995 No. 24 s 31 (sec.18-ssec.1) Every person being or having been of the persuasion of the people called Quakers and every person being or having been a Moravian shall be permitted to make his or her solemn affirmation or declaration instead of taking an oath in all places and for all purposes whatsoever where an oath is or shall be required either by the common law or by an Act of Parliament already made or hereafter to be made which said affirmation or declaration shall be of the same force and effect as if he or she had taken an oath in the usual form. (sec.18-ssec.2) However, every such affirmation or declaration shall be in the words following that is to say— ‘I A.B. being [ or having been as the case may be ] one of the people called Quakers [ or one of the persuasion of the people called Quakers or of the united brethren called Moravians as the case may be ] do solemnly sincerely and truly affirm and declare.’.