Commissioners for Oaths Act · s 7

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s 7Powers as to oaths etc. abroad

(1)

Every ambassador, envoy, minister, charge’ d’affaires, secretary or consular or other officer of a Brunei Darussalam embassy, legation or consulate, exercising his functions in a foreign country, may in that country, administer any oath or take any affidavit.

(2)

An oath or affidavit administered or taken by or before such a person as is specified in subsection (1) shall be as effectual as if duly administered or taken by or before a lawful authority in Brunei Darussalam.

(3)

A document which purports to be signed by a person authorised to act by subsection (1) shall be admitted in evidence without proof that the document was signed by that person or of the latter’s office.