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EVIDENCE ACT 2008 (NO. 47 OF 2008) - SECT 24 Requirements for oaths

EVIDENCE ACT 2008 (NO. 47 OF 2008) - SECT 24

Requirements for oaths

    (1)     It is not necessary that a religious text be used in taking an oath.

    (2)     An oath is effective for the purposes of this Division even if the person who took it—

        (a)     did not have a religious belief or did not have a religious belief of a particular kind; or

        (b)     did not understand the nature and consequences of the oath.