The Administration of Oaths (Summary Appeal Court) (Navy) Order 2000

Administration of oaths

2.—(1) For the purposes of section 52FQ of the Naval Discipline Act 1957—

(a)the Chief Naval Judge Advocate shall administer the oath to be sworn by a judge advocate; and

(b)a judge advocate shall administer the oath to be sworn by a lay member of the court,

and the oath shall be in such form and administered in such manner as provided in the Schedule to this Order.

(2) In this Order—

“judge advocate” means a judge advocate appointed under section 52FG of the Naval Discipline Act 1957; and

“lay member of the court” means an officer qualified for membership of the summary appeal court under section 52FH of the Naval Discipline Act 1957.