Parliamentary Witnesses Oaths Act 1871
1871 c.83
An Act for enabling the House of Commons and any Committee thereof to administer Oaths to Witnesses.
This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland.
Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1893 (c. 54)
1 Examination of witnesses on oath by the House of Commons and committees of the House.
The House of Commons may administer an oath to the witnesses examined at the bar of the said House.
Any committee of the House of Commons may administer an oath to the witnesses examined before such committee.
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Any oath . . . F2 under this Act may be administered by the Speaker of the House of Commons, or by such person or persons as may from time to time be appointed for that purpose either by him or by any Standing Order or other Order of the said House.
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3 As to additional power or privilege of House of Commons.
Nothing in this Act contained shall be held to confer any additional or further power or privilege on the Commons House of Parliament with reference to impeachment or other criminal jurisdiction or otherwise howsoever than is herein expressly enacted.
4 Short title of Act.
This Act may be cited as “The Parliamentary Witnesses Oaths Act 1871”.
Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.