C1 Part IV The Northern Ireland Assembly
Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Proceedings etc.
46 Witnesses: oaths.
1
The Presiding Officer or such other person as may be authorised by standing orders may—
a
administer an oath to any person giving evidence in proceedings of the Assembly; and
b
require him to take the oath.
2
Any person who refuses to take an oath when required to do so under subsection (1)(b) is guilty of an offence.
3
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months.
Pts. II-IV applied in part (1.1.2007) by The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/439), reg. 53(6)