(1)Subject to subsection (2), in any case where the administration of an oath, or the receipt of an affidavit or solemn affirmation, is authorised by or under any enactment, it shall be lawful for the oath to be administered, or, as the case may be, for the affidavit or affirmation to be received, by a notary public.
(2)Nothing in this section applies to an oath or affirmation relating to any matter or thing relating to the preservation of the peace or to the prosecution, trial or punishment of an offence, or to any proceedings before either House of Parliament or any committee thereof [F1or before the Scottish Parliament or any committee thereof].
(3)This section is without prejudice to any other statutory provision relating to the administration of oaths by notaries public.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 59(2) inserted (6.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1042, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I para.8