 | Great Britain. Foreign Office - 1917 - 1316 sidor
...comprehending the nature of an oath, the Judge or person authorised to administer the oath shall, if satisfied that the taking of an oath would have no binding effect on his conscience, permit him, in lieu of an oath, to make a declaration. 5. Forms of oaths and declarations in lieu of... | |
 | Frederick Pollock - 1870 - 756 sidor
...civil or criminal proceeding, shall object to take an oath, or shall be objected to as incompetent to take an oath, such person shall, if the presiding judge is satis'ied that the taking of an oath would have no binding effect on his conscience, make the following... | |
 | Edmund Powell - 1869 - 786 sidor
...by a witness who refuses to take an oath, or is objected to as incompetent to take an oath, provided the presiding judge is satisfied that the taking of...oath would have no binding effect on his conscience, is now prescribed by "The Evidence Further Amendment Act, 1869." (See Appendix.) Page 35. — EVIDENCE... | |
 | Charles Edward Pollock - 1870 - 950 sidor
...give evidence shall object to take an oath, or shall be objected to as incompetent to take an oath, he shall, if the presiding judge is satisfied that the taking of an oath could have no binding effect on his conscience, make a (*) 16 & 17 Viet. c. 83, s. 1; 32 & 33 Viet.... | |
 | Edward William Cox - 1871 - 856 sidor
...0. 63. Evidence Furtktr Amendment Act. be allowed to make declara tion. and be triable for perjary. the presiding judge is satisfied that the taking of...declaration : •• I solemnly promise and declare that the eridence given by me to the court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing bat the troth."... | |
 | John Wade - 1871 - 946 sidor
...civil or criminal proceeding, shall object to take an oath, or shall be objected to as incompetent to take an oath, such person shall, if the presiding...satisfied that the taking of an oath would have no binding etTect on his conscience, make the following promise and declaration : — "I solemnly promise and... | |
 | Robert Alexander Fisher - 1871 - 722 sidor
...or criminal proceeding, " shall object to take an oath, or " shall be objected to as incompe" tent to take an oath, such person " shall, if the presiding judge is sat" isfied that the taking of an oath " would have no binding effect on " his conscience, making the... | |
 | Joseph Goodeve - 1871 - 914 sidor
...person object to take an oath, or is objected to as incompetent to take one, the Judge, upon being satisfied that the taking of an oath would have no binding effect upon him, may take a promise and declaration from him in lieu of an oath. With these exceptions all... | |
 | British Columbia - 1892 - 454 sidor
...shall be objected to as incompetent to take an oath, such person shall, if the presiding Judge shall be satisfied that the taking of an oath would have no...effect on his conscience, make the following promise, affirmation and declaration : — 6 " I solemnly promise, affirm and declare that the evidence given... | |
 | 1874 - 682 sidor
...civil or criminal proceeding, shall object to take an oath, or shall be objected to as incompetent to take an oath, such person shall, if the presiding...satisfied that the taking of an oath would have no binding IV. I must deal briefly with the next class of exclusions (which exist only in Scotland), on the ground... | |
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Viet., c. 68, which in sect. 4 enacts that if any person called to give evidence in any court of justice, whether in a civil or criminal proceeding, " shall object to take an oath, or shall be objected to as incompetent to take an oath," such person shall,... 
