18FPower to take evidence on oath or affirmation

18F Power to take evidence on oath or affirmation (1) This section applies to a compulsory appearance or a voluntary appearance. S. 18F(2) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 89(1). (2) The Ombudsman may require a person attending an investigation of the Ombudsman in accordance with a witness summons to give evidence or answer questions on oath or affirmation. S. 18F(2A) inserted by No. 31/2024 s. 89(2). (2A) The Ombudsman may request a person attending an investigation of the Ombudsman by voluntary appearance to give evidence or answer questions on oath or affirmation and the person attending by voluntary appearance may give evidence or answer questions on oath or affirmation but is not required to do so. S. 18F(3) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 89(3). (3) The Ombudsman, or a member of the Ombudsman's staff who is authorised to do so by the Ombudsman, may administer an oath or affirmation to a person for the purposes of subsection (2) or (2A). (4) This section does not apply to a voluntary appearance of a child witness under section 18O. S. 18G inserted by No. 82/2012 s. 234, substituted by No. 2/2019 s. 163.