Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 5
88. Administration of oaths
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An oath shall be administered to every member of a court-martial and to any person in attendance on a court-martial as Judge
oath
“oath” includes affirmation, and references to swearing shall be construed accordingly;
Advocate, officer under instruction, shorthand writer or interpreter.
officer
“officer” means any person commissioned into the Armed Forces by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under this Act but does not include any person serving under any loan agreement or contract with the Government;
Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Armed Forces
“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
Every witness before a court-martial shall be examined on oath:
Provided that where any child of tender years called as a witness does not in the opinion of the court understand the nature of an oath, his evidence may be received, though not given upon oath, if in the opinion of the court he possesses sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence and understands the duty of speaking the truth; however where the evidence is given on behalf of the prosecution, the accused shall not be liable to be convicted unless it is corroborated by some other material evidence in support thereof implicating the accused.
An oath required to be administered under this section shall be in the prescribed form and shall be administered at the prescribed time by the prescribed person and in the prescribed manner.
prescribed
“prescribed” means, except in Parts 5 and 7, prescribed by regulations made by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan*;
Terms defined in s 2
Armed Forces
Defined · s 2“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
oath
Defined · s 2“oath” includes affirmation, and references to swearing shall be construed accordingly;
officer
Defined · s 2“officer” means any person commissioned into the Armed Forces by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under this Act but does not include any person serving under any loan agreement or contract with the Government;
prescribed
Defined · s 2“prescribed” means, except in Parts 5 and 7, prescribed by regulations made by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan*;
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