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(1)The enactments specified in this section (which empower certain officers to take affidavits and declarations outside the United Kingdom) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In section 10 of the Emergency Laws (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953 M1—
(a)in subsection (1), after the words “or relative rank” there shall be inserted the words “or is of the rank of lieutenant and is specially appointed for the purposes of this section” ; and
(b)after subsection (1), there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(1A)An officer of the rank of lieutenant shall not be appointed to take affidavits and declarations under subsection (1) above unless he is a barrister, solicitor or advocate.”.
(3)In section 204 of the Army Act 1955 M2, in subsection (1), for the words “of a rank not below that of major” there shall be substituted the words “who is of or above the rank of major or is of the rank of captain and is a member of the legal corps of those forces”.
(4)In section 204 of the Air Force Act 1955 M3, in subsection (1), for the words “of a rank not below that of squadron leader” there shall be substituted the words “who is of or above the rank of squadron leader or is the rank of flight lieutenant and is a member of the legal branch of that force”.
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C1The text of ss. 2, 3, 4(2), 5, 6(1)(2)(3)(c)(4)(5)(6), 7, 8, 10–12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20(3), 21–23, 24(2), 28(1) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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