613Power to take evidence on oath or affirmation

613 Power to take evidence on oath or affirmation

(1) The Youth Parole Board may require a person attending a meeting of the Board in accordance with a notice to attend to give evidence or answer questions on oath or by affirmation.

(2) The following persons may administer an oath or affirmation to a person for the purposes of subsection (1)—

(a) a member of the Youth Parole Board;

(b) if authorised by a member of the Youth Parole Board, the secretary of the Youth Parole Board.

(3) An oath to be sworn or an affirmation to be made by a person who is appearing before the Youth Parole Board by audio visual link may be administered either—

(a) by means of the audio visual link, in nearly as practicable the same way as if the person were physically attending the meeting of the Board; or

(b) at the direction of, and on behalf of, the Board at the remote point by a person authorised by the Board.