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Formal Consolidation |  2007 RevEd
Oaths of judicial officers and certain other officers
17.—(1)  All judicial officers and such other officers of the subordinate courts as may be required by the Chief Justice shall, before exercising the functions of their respective offices, take and subscribe the appropriate oath of office and allegiance set out in the Schedule.
(2)  The oath referred to in subsection (1) may be taken and subscribed before the Senior District Judge or a Judge of the Supreme Court.
(3)  Where the oath is taken before the Senior District Judge, he shall —
(a)enter in the record of his court that the oath was duly administered and taken before him; and
(b)transmit a certified copy of the entry to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 5 of 2014
Oaths of judicial officers and certain other officers
17.—(1)  All judicial officers and such other officers of the State Courts as may be required by the Chief Justice shall, before exercising the functions of their respective offices, take and subscribe the appropriate oath of office and allegiance set out in the Schedule.
[Act 5 of 2014 wef 07/03/2014]
(2)  The oath referred to in subsection (1) may be taken and subscribed before the Chief District Judge or a Judge of the Supreme Court.
(3)  Where the oath is taken before the Chief District Judge, he shall —
(a)enter in the record of the State Courts that the oath was duly administered and taken before him; and
[Act 5 of 2014 wef 07/03/2014]
(b)transmit a certified copy of the entry to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.