Oaths Act 1867Oaths Regulation 2022Part 1Preliminarypt 1 hdg ins 2022 SL No. 131 s 31Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Oaths Regulation 2022.2DefinitionsIn this regulation—officer-in-charge, of a police station, police establishment or watch-house, includes a police officer nominated by the officer-in-charge of the police station, police establishment or watch-house as the officer-in-charge of the police station, police establishment or watch-house during the officer-in-charge’s absence.relevant affidavit means an affidavit made by a police officer in the course of the police officer’s duty.s 2 def relevant affidavit sub 2024 SL No. 214 s 4(2)–(3)relevant declaration means a declaration made by a police officer in the course of the police officer’s duty.s 2 def relevant declaration ins 2024 SL No. 214 s 4(3)senior police officer means—

(a)an officer-in-charge of a police station, police establishment or watch-house; or

(b)a watch-house manager; or

(c)a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant.

s 2 amd 2024 SL No. 214 s 4(1)Part 2Matters relevant to affidavits and declarationspt 2 hdg ins 2022 SL No. 131 s 4Division 1Generalpt 2 div 1 hdg ins 2024 SL No. 214 s 52As 2A ins 2022 SL No. 131 s 4om 2023 No. 23 s 1592Bs 2B ins 2022 SL No. 131 s 4om 2023 No. 23 s 1593Information witness must include on affidavit or declarationFor section 13E(3)(b) of the Act, if the witness to the affidavit or declaration is a person prescribed under section 4, 5B, 6 or 8, the prescribed information is the witness’s rank or position.s 3 amd 2023 No. 23 s 160sub 2024 SL No. 214 s 6Division 2Witnessing affidavits in personpt 2 div 2 hdg ins 2024 SL No. 214 s 74Prescribed persons for witnessing affidavits—Act, s 16AFor section 16A(1)(e) of the Act, a senior police officer is prescribed.s 4 amd 2023 No. 23 s 161; 2024 SL No. 214 s 85Witnessing prescribed types of affidavits—Act, s 16AFor section 16A(2)(a) of the Act, a relevant affidavit is prescribed as the only type of affidavit that may be witnessed by a person prescribed under section 4.5APrescribed condition for witnessing affidavits—Act, s 16A(1)For section 16A(2)(a) of the Act, this section prescribes a condition for the witnessing, by a person prescribed under section 4, of a type of affidavit prescribed under section 5.(2)The condition is that the person must not be directly involved in the matter to which the contents of the affidavit relates.s 5A ins 2024 SL No. 214 s 9Division 3Witnessing declarations in personpt 2 div 3 hdg ins 2024 SL No. 214 s 105BPrescribed persons for witnessing declarations—Act, s 16BFor section 16B(1)(d) of the Act, a senior police officer is prescribed.s 5B ins 2024 SL No. 214 s 105CWitnessing prescribed types of declarations—Act, s 16BFor section 16B(2)(a) of the Act, a relevant declaration is prescribed as the only type of declaration that may be witnessed by a person prescribed under section 5B.s 5C ins 2024 SL No. 214 s 105DPrescribed condition for witnessing declarations—Act, s 16B(1)For section 16B(2)(a) of the Act, this section prescribes a condition for the witnessing, by a person prescribed under section 5B, of a type of declaration prescribed under section 5C.(2)The condition is that the person must not be directly involved in the matter to which the contents of the declaration relates.s 5D ins 2024 SL No. 214 s 10Division 4Witnessing electronically signed affidavits or declarations in personpt 2 div 4 hdg ins 2024 SL No. 214 s 106Persons prescribed as witness—Act, s 16CFor section 16C(2) of the Act, a senior police officer is prescribed as a person who may witness an affidavit or declaration under that section.s 6 amd 2024 SL No. 214 s 117Witnessing prescribed types of affidavits and declarations—Act, s 16CFor section 16C(3)(a) of the Act, a relevant affidavit and a relevant declaration are prescribed as the only types of documents that may be witnessed by a person prescribed under section 6.s 7 amd 2024 SL No. 214 s 127APrescribed condition—Act, s 16C(1)For section 16C(3)(a) of the Act, this section prescribes a condition for the witnessing, by a person prescribed under section 6, of a type of affidavit or declaration prescribed under section 7.(2)The condition is that the person must not be directly involved in the matter to which the contents of the affidavit or declaration relates.s 7A ins 2024 SL No. 214 s 13Part 3Matters relevant to use of audio visual linkspt 3 hdg ins 2022 SL No. 131 s 58Persons prescribed as witness—Act, s 31SFor section 31S(1) of the Act, a senior police officer is prescribed.9Prescribed types of documents—Act, s 31SFor section 31S(2)(a) of the Act, a relevant affidavit and a relevant declaration are prescribed as the only types of documents that may be witnessed by a person prescribed under section 8.s 9 amd 2024 SL No. 214 s 1410Prescribed conditions(1)For section 31S(2)(a) of the Act, this section prescribes conditions for the witnessing, by a person prescribed under section 8, of a type of affidavit or declaration prescribed under section 9.(2)The conditions are that—

(a)the person must not be directly involved in the matter to which the contents of the affidavit or declaration relates; and

(b)it is not reasonably practicable to witness the affidavit or declaration other than under section 31S of the Act.

s 10 sub 2024 SL No. 214 s 15