sec.97CSwearing or affirming affidavits

### sec.97C Swearing or affirming affidavits The signatory or substitute signatory for an affidavit and the witness for an affidavit must sign each page of the affidavit. A statement (the jurat ) must be placed at the end of the body of an affidavit and must— state the full name of the signatory; and state whether the affidavit was sworn or affirmed; and state the day and the place the signatory made the affidavit; and be signed by the signatory in the presence of the witness, including presence by audio visual link, in accordance with the Oaths Act 1867 ; and be signed in accordance with the Oaths Act 1867 . See also the Oaths Act 1867 , sections 13B and 13E for other matters that must be stated in the jurat or otherwise included on the affidavit. For this rule, the place a signatory made an affidavit is the place the signatory was located when the affidavit was made. r 97C ins 2022 SL No. 155 s 23 (sec.97C-ssec.1) The signatory or substitute signatory for an affidavit and the witness for an affidavit must sign each page of the affidavit. (sec.97C-ssec.2) A statement (the jurat ) must be placed at the end of the body of an affidavit and must— state the full name of the signatory; and state whether the affidavit was sworn or affirmed; and state the day and the place the signatory made the affidavit; and be signed by the signatory in the presence of the witness, including presence by audio visual link, in accordance with the Oaths Act 1867 ; and be signed in accordance with the Oaths Act 1867 . See also the Oaths Act 1867 , sections 13B and 13E for other matters that must be stated in the jurat or otherwise included on the affidavit. (sec.97C-ssec.3) For this rule, the place a signatory made an affidavit is the place the signatory was located when the affidavit was made. - (a) state the full name of the signatory; and - (b) state whether the affidavit was sworn or affirmed; and - (c) state the day and the place the signatory made the affidavit; and - (d) be signed by the signatory in the presence of the witness, including presence by audio visual link, in accordance with the Oaths Act 1867 ; and - (e) be signed in accordance with the Oaths Act 1867 .