Parliamentary Evidence Act 1901
10Administration of oath
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10 Administration of oath
10 Administration of oath
(1) Every witness attending to give evidence before the Council, Assembly, or a Committee of the Whole shall be sworn at the bar of the House; and the customary oath shall be administered by the Clerk of the Parliaments or Clerk of the Assembly, as the case may be (or in the Clerk’s absence by the officer acting for the Clerk).
(2) Every witness attending to give evidence before a Committee other than a Committee of the Whole shall be sworn by the Chair of such Committee.
(3) Provided that in any case where a witness, if examined before the Supreme Court, would be permitted to make a solemn declaration or to give evidence in any other way than upon oath, a witness summoned under this Act shall be in like manner allowed to give evidence upon declaration or otherwise, as aforesaid.
s 10: Am 2007 No 27, Sch 1.35 [1].