Oath or affirmation
70.—(1)  Every person enrolled under section 68 must take an oath or affirmation in such form as the Minister may prescribe before a police officer not below the rank of assistant superintendent.
(1A)  To avoid doubt, where an oath or affirmation is required to be taken under subsection (1), a person may take the oath or affirmation by appearing before the police officer administering the oath or affirmation through a live video link or live television link created using a remote communication technology that allows the police officer administering the oath or affirmation to —
(a)maintain visual contact and communicate with the person taking the oath or affirmation, and any interpreter present, throughout the process; and
(b)confirm the identity of the person taking the oath or affirmation, and any interpreter present.
[Act 25 of 2023 wef 01/12/2023]
(2)  A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(3)  This section does not apply to national servicemen or operationally ready national servicemen.